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nomad
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no·mad  (nmd)
n.
1. A member of a group of people who have no fixed home and move according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land.
2. A person with no fixed residence who roams about; a wanderer.

[French nomade, from Latin nomas, nomad-, from Greek nomas, wandering in search of pasture; see nem- in Indo-European roots.]

no·madic adj.
no·madi·cal·ly adv.
nomadism n.

nomad [ˈnəʊmæd]
n
1. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) a member of a people or tribe who move from place to place to find pasture and food
2. a person who continually moves from place to place; wanderer
[via French from Latin nomas wandering shepherd, from Greek; related to nemein to feed, pasture]
nomadism  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.nomad - a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasonsnomad - a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
Bedouin, Beduin - a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
Bushman - a member of the race of nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa
Hun - a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century
Saracen - (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
Scythian - a member of the ancient nomadic people inhabiting Scythia
bird of passage, roamer, rover, wanderer - someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

nomad
noun wanderer, migrant, rover, rambler, itinerant, drifter, vagabond The greater part was desert, inhabited by nomads.
Translations
nomad [ˈnəʊmæd] Nnómada mf

nomad [ˈnəʊmæd] nnomade mf

nomad
nNomade m, → Nomadin f

nomad [ˈnəʊmæd] nnomade m/f

nomad
n nomad [ˈnəumӕd]
one of a group of people with no permanent home who travel about with their sheep, cattle etc Many of the people of central Asia are nomads. swerwer, nomade راحِل، مُتَرَحِّل номад kočovník nomade der Nomade/die Nomadin νομάδαςς nómada nomaad چادر نشين paimentolainen nomade נַווָד बंजारे, खानाबदोश, भ्रमणशील व्यक्ति nomad nomád pengembara hirðingi nomade 遊牧民 유목민 klajoklis nomads, klejotājs orang nomad nomade nomade koczownik nómada nomad кочевник kočovník nomad nomad nomad ชนเผ่าเร่ร่อน göçebe 遊牧民族, 流浪者 кочівник خانہ بدوش người du mục ,
adj noˈmadic
swerwend, nomadies مُتَرَحِّل номадски kočující, kočovný nomadisk; nomadeagtig; nomade- nomadisch νομαδικός nómada ränd- چادر نشين؛ وابسته به کوچ گرى paimentolais- nomade נוֹדֵד खानाबदोशी, चलवासिता nomadski nomád suka mengembara hirðingja- nomade 遊牧民の 유목민의 klajokliškas nomadu-, klejotāju- kembara nomadisch nomadisk, nomade- koczowniczy nómada nomad кочевой kočovný nomadski nomadski nomadiserande, nomad- ซึ่งเร่ร่อนไปในที่ต่าง ๆ göçebelere ait 遊牧的 кочовий; бродячий خانہ بدوشي، بے گھر کا thuộc về những người du mục
adv noˈmadically
swerfagtig بِتِرْحال، مُتَرَحِّلا скитническо kočovně nomadiskt; nomadeagtigt nomadisch νομαδικά de manera nómada nomaadlikult بشيوه صحرا گردان و چادر نشينان kiertelevästi de façon nomade כְּנַווָד खानाबदोशी, चलवासिता nomadski nomád módon dengan mengembara eins og hirðingi in maniera nomade 遊牧して 유목 생활을 하면서 klajokliškai klejojot secara mengembara nomadisch nomadisk koczownictwo nomad как кочевник kočovne nomadsko nomadski nomadiskt เกี่ยวกับ göçebe gibi 遊牧 не маючи постійного місця проживання خانہ بدوشي کے ساتھ nay đây mai đó


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