nome

¹

[nohm]

noun

1. one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.

2. nomarchy.

Nome

²

[nohm]

noun

1. a seaport in W Alaska.

2. Cape, a cape in W Alaska, on Seward Peninsula, W of Nome.

nome

/ nəʊm /

noun

1. any of the former provinces of modern Greece; nomarchy

2. an administrative division of ancient Egypt

Word History and Origins

Origin of nome¹

1720–30; < Greek nomós a pasture, district, akin to némein to pasture

Word History and Origins

Origin of nome¹

C18: from Greek nomos pasture, region

Example Sentences

She romanticizes her lover, the Duke disguised as a student, looking in her mirror while applying makeup, as though “Caro Nome” were “I Feel Pretty.”

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The Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft, operated by regional operator Bering Air, was travelling from Unalakleet to Nome on Thursday when it lost radar contact.

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The Nome volunteer fire department said the pilot had told air traffic controllers that "he intended to enter a holding pattern while waiting for the runway to be cleared".

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Unakleet and Nome are about 150 miles from each other across Norton Sound, an inlet of the Bering Sea on Alaska's western coast.

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The volunteer fire department in the landing city Nome said the pilot had told air traffic controllers that "he intended to enter a holding pattern while waiting for the runway to be cleared".

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