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nomads

no·mad
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [noh-mad]
    • /ˈnoʊ mæd/
    • /ˈnəʊ.mæd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noh-mad]
    • /ˈnoʊ mæd/

Definitions of nomads word

  • noun nomads a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply. 1
  • noun nomads any wanderer; itinerant. 1
  • abbreviation NOMADS nomadic. 1
  • noun nomads Plural form of nomad. 1

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Origin of nomads

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Latin nomad- < Greek, stem of nomás pasturing flocks, akin to némein to pasture, graze

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Parts of speech for Nomads

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

nomads popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for nomads

noun nomads

  • drifters — Plural form of drifter.
  • migrants — Plural form of migrant.
  • pilgrims — a person who journeys, especially a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: pilgrims to the Holy Land.
  • hoboes — Plural form of hobo.

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