a former kingdom of central Europe, surrounded by mountains: independent from the 9th to the 13th century; belonged to the Hapsburgs from 1526 until 1918
2.
an area of the W Czech Republic, formerly a province of Czechoslovakia (1918–1949). From 1939 until 1945 it formed part of the German protectorate of Bohemia-Moravia
Czech name: Čechy. German name: Böhmen (ˈbøːmən)
3.
a district frequented by unconventional people, esp artists or writers
Bohemia in American English1
(boʊˈhimiə; boʊˈhimjə)
noun
[oftenb-]
a community of bohemians
see also Bohemian (sense 4)
Bohemia in American English2
(boʊˈhimiə; boʊˈhimjə)
former independent kingdom in central Europe (13th-15th cent.): part of Austria-Hungary until 1918 and then part of Czechoslovakia until 1993, when it was incorporated into Czech Republic