Bohemian
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- For other uses see Bohemian (disambiguation)
Bohemians are inhabitants of Bohemia, Czech Republic. The term used to designate inhabitants of the former kingdom of Bohemia, located in the modern day Czech Republic. The name derived from the Latin term for the Celtic tribe (Boii) inhabiting that area.
Today, for Czech speakers, the word Bohemian is still often synonymous with the word Czech, although its prevailing use tends to be in old-fashioned or poetic contexts, especially in light of the profound influence of the imported secondary meaning of the word (see Bohemian (disambiguation)). In general, people refer to themselves as Czechs and not Bohemians for these reasons. (By contrast inhabitants of Moravia often specifically designate themselves as Moravian rather than Czech.) Another reason for 'Bohemian' falling out of normal use is that the term 'Czech' (český) was officially promoted between 1919-1938 and 1945-1993 in accordance with the concept of a united 'Czechoslovakia', created by the merging of Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia and Slovakia.