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Definitions for: Nomad
[n] a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
Webster (1913) Definition: Nom"ad, n. [L. nomas, -adis, Gr. ?, ?, pasturing,
roaming without fixed home, fr. ? a pasture, allotted abode,
fr. ? to distribute, allot, drive to pasture; prob. akin to
AS. niman to take, and E. nimble: cf. F. nomade. Cf.
Astronomy, Economy, Nimble, Nemesis, Numb,
Number.]
One of a race or tribe that has no fixed location, but
wanders from place to place in search of pasture or game.
Nom"ad, a.
Roving; nomadic.
See Also: Bedouin, Beduin, bird of passage, Bushman, Hun, roamer, rover, Saracen, Scythian, wanderer
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