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Definition: Bohemia from The Macquarie Dictionary
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a region in the Czech Republic in the western part; in the Middle Ages an independent kingdom, later part of the Austrian Empire (1526--1918).

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Bohemia

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
Czech Čechy , historic region (20,368 sq mi/52,753 sq km) and former kingdom, in W and central Czech Republic . Bohemia is bounded by Austria in the southeast, by Germany in the west and northwest, by Poland in the north and northeast, and by Moravia in the east. Its natural boundaries are the Bohemian Forest , the Erzgebirge (“ore mountains”) chain, the Sudetes , and the Bohemian-Moravian heights. With Moravia and Czech Silesia, Bohemia constitutes the traditional Czech Lands, although historically there was a sizable German minority, and in its broader meaning Bohemia is often understood to include this entire area, which until 1918 was a Hapsburg crown land. Prague is the traditional Bohemian capital. Although Bohemia is highly urbanized and densely populated, agriculture and rural life and customs retain their importance. Central Bohemia consists of fertile lowlands and plateaus, drained by the Elbe and Vltava (Moldau) rivers. Grain, sugar beets, grapes and other fruit, flax, and…
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The 19th century was an age of experimentation in glass technology. Glassmakers, some of whom were also skilled chemists, developed new colours, new ways of applying colour, and innovative techniques to produce glass that resembled other materials. The most celebrated types of Bohemian glass from…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
Historic region which (with Moravia ) now comprises the Czech Republic . Its borders with Germany are formed (NW) by the Ore Mountains and (SW) by the Bohemian Forest. The plateau region is drained by the rivers Elbe and Vltava. The major cities are Prague and Plzen . Bohemia was established as an…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
Czech Čechy , historic region (20,368 sq mi/52,753 sq km) and former kingdom, in W and central Czech Republic . Bohemia is bounded by Austria in the southeast, by Germany in the west and northwest, by Poland in the north and northeast, and by Moravia in the east. Its natural boundaries are the…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Former kingdom, central Europe. Settled in the 5th century ad by the Czechs, it became tributary to Charlemagne ’s empire. It was part of the kingdom of Moravia in 870; on the dissolution of Moravia, it became a duchy with an important center at Prague . In the 10th century it expanded to include…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Area of the Czech Republic, a fertile plateau drained by the Elbe and Vltava rivers. It is rich in mineral resources, including uranium, coal, lignite, iron ore, silver, and graphite. The main cities are Prague and Plzeň. The name Bohemia derives from the Celtic Boii, its earliest known inhabitants. …
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Former kingdom, cen. Europe, since 1918 constitutes W part of Czech S.R. (now the Czech Republic); ✽ Prague. Encircled by mountains: Erzgebirge on NW, Sudety on NE, Bohemian-Moravian Highlands on SE, and the Bohemian Forest on SW; highest point 5256 ft. (1602 m.) in the Riesengebirge, a range of the…
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Bohemia was a kingdom in central Europe, a vassal from the 10th century and later an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire. The earliest known historical inhabitants of the country were the Boii, a Celtic tribe, from whom Bohemia derives its name. By the first century Slavic tribes, including the…
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1596–1662, queen of Bohemia, daughter of James I of England. Her beauty attracted most of the royal suitors of Europe (she was nicknamed the “Queen of Hearts”), but she was married (1613) to Frederick V, elector palatine (see Frederick the Winter King ) in order to cement an alliance between English…
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(wĕn'sӘslӘs), d. 929, duke of Bohemia. He was reared in the Christian faith by his grandmother, St. Ludmilla. He became duke at an early age, and during his minority his mother, Drahomira, acted as regent. She, like many other Czech nobles, opposed Christianity and persecuted the Christians. She…
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From Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature
(b. 1366–d. 1394) Czech-born British queen, patron of the arts Anne of Bohemia was the daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV and in 1382 became the wife of King Richard II of England. She became popular among her English subjects and seems to have been a steady and calming influence upon the…
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