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nomadic

no·ma·dic

UK/nəʊˈmæd.ɪk/ US/noʊˈmæd.ɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

(of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently

  • “a restless mobile society”
  • “the nomadic habits of the Bedouins”
  • “believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future”
  • “wandering tribes”
Synonyms
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Origin

From Ancient Greek νομαδικός (nomadikós), equivalent to nomad (“a member of a society or class of herdsmen”) + -ic (forming adjectives).

Phrases

  • nomadic furniture

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