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10 Language-to-English DictionariesNomade
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nomah-deh
"Die Nomaden ziehen mit ihren Herden durch die Wüste."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A member of a community of people who live in different locations, moving from one place to another.
"The desert nomads relied on their camels and intimate knowledge of water sources to survive." - 2
A person who continually moves from place to place, having no permanent home.
"As a digital nomad, she works remotely from a different country every few months."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originates from the Late Latin 'nomas' (stem 'nomad-'), derived from the Greek 'nomeus' meaning herdsman and 'nemein' to pasture. It entered English in the 16th century via French, originally referring to members of a people who move from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock, later broadening to describe anyone with no fixed home.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nomad" is said worldwide
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nomade
Transliteration: nomad
"Les tribus nomades parcourent les vastes steppes."
Nomade
Transliteration: nomah-deh
"Die Nomaden ziehen mit ihren Herden durch die Wüste."
nomade
Transliteration: nomade
"Il popolo nomade segue il cambio delle stagioni."
nómada
Transliteration: noh-mah-dah
"Muchos jóvenes hoy en día eligen vivir como nómadas digitales."
nómada
Transliteration: noh-mah-dah
"O estilo de vida nômade atrai muitas pessoas criativas."
घुमंतू
Transliteration: ghumantu
"घुमंतू जातियाँ भोजन की तलाश में घूमती हैं।"
游牧民
Transliteration: yóu mù mín
"游牧民习惯了随季节迁徙的生活。"
유목민
Transliteration: yumokmin
"초원의 유목민들은 가축과 함께 이동합니다."
遊牧民
Transliteration: yūbokumin
"遊牧民は馬に乗って草原を移動する。"
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