nomadism

Cultural  

1. A way of life in which a community has no permanent settlement but moves from place to place, usually seasonally and within a defined territory. For hunting and gathering societies, nomadism does not imply aimless wandering, but suggests an organized rotation of settlements to ensure maximum use of available natural resources.

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Example Sentences

Cubs that survive to independence – around 3 years of age – must leave their pride for a period of nomadism.

From Scientific American • Aug. 21, 2023

Irish Travellers have a long history of nomadism, but activists have said laws have seen them forced to assimilate into the 'settled' population and abandon traditions like living in caravans, keeping horses and specialist trades.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2022

The last conversation Fran has in Nomadland is with Bob Wells, the nomadism evangelist and organizer of the yearly “Rubber Tramp Rendezvous,” and at times Zhao seems to have taken his message at face value.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2021

Recorded history suggests most families arrived in the 1940s after the Vichy regime banned nomadism.

From The Guardian • Sep. 5, 2019

Transfers were constant among all of them, and with both Lillian and Bull it was a peremptory requirement of their nomadism that they keep a vigilant eye on the travels of their peers.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy