nomadic

[ noh-mad-ik ]

/ noʊˈmæd ɪk /

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adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.

Nearby words

nom de plume, nom., nom. cap., noma, nomad, nomadic, nomadism, nomadize, nomarch, nomarchy, nombles

Origin of nomadic

From the Greek word nomadikós, dating back to 1810–20. See nomad, -ic

Related forms

no·mad·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·no·mad·ic, adjectivenon·no·mad·i·cal·ly, adverbsem·i·no·mad·ic, adjective

sem·i·no·mad·i·cal·ly, adverbun·no·mad·ic, adjectiveun·no·mad·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for nomadic

So, he approached his nomadic friends to gauge their interest in the collaboration.
London’s Pagan Counterculture Kings|Justin Jones|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some, like Pete, who McKell has become quite close with, have migrated to and from other types of nomadic communities.
London’s Pagan Counterculture Kings|Justin Jones|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In reality, the Iraqi borders had been arbitrarily drawn and disregarded 2,000 years of tribal, sectarian, and nomadic occupation.
Gertrude of Arabia, the Woman Who Invented Iraq|Clive Irving|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Often, segregation is blamed on the Roma themselves, whom many accuse of not wanting to integrate due to a “nomadic culture.”
Roma Children Face Segregation In EU Schools|Amana Fontanella-Khan|March 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

That warred-over political geography lie at the heart of man and legend—and the nomadic Apache world.
The Bin Laden of His Day? A New Biography of Geronimo|Marc Wortman|December 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Sea Lapps intermarry much with river Lapps, and also with nomadic Lapps.
The Land of the Long Night|Paul du Chaillu
Moab was more exposed to the inroads of its nomadic neighbours from the wilderness than its sister-kingdom of Ammon.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations|Archibald Sayce
Occasionally the dainty clover-leaf design, represented in Plate I, Fig. 10, is used by the nomadic weavers.
Oriental Rugs|Walter A. Hawley
Perhaps it is connected with the nomadic nature of his mind.
George Bernard Shaw|Gilbert K. Chesterton
He was a nomadic Lapp, but had come to visit his sister, who had married a Sea Lapp.
The Land of the Long Night|Paul du Chaillu

British Dictionary definitions for nomadic

nomadic

/ (nəʊˈmædɪk) /

adjective

relating to or characteristic of nomads or their way of life

Derived Formsnomadically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for nomadic

nomadic

adj.

1800, from nomad + -ic.

nomadic

adjective

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nomadic

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