Nome

¹ American  

[nohm] / noʊm /

noun

1. a seaport in W Alaska.

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

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nome ² American  

[nohm] / noʊm /

noun

1. one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.

2. nomarchy.

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nome British  

/ nəʊm /

noun

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

2. an administrative division of ancient Egypt

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Etymology

Origin of nome

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

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.”

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

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

From BBC

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".

From BBC

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".

From BBC