nomadic
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.no·mad·ic
adjective \nō-ˈma-dik\Definition of NOMADIC
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads <a nomadic tribe>
2
: roaming about from place to place aimlessly, frequently, or without a fixed pattern of movement
Examples of NOMADIC
- <raised in a nomadic family, she attended half a dozen different high schools>
First Known Use of NOMADIC
circa 1818
Related to NOMADIC
- Synonyms
- ambulant, ambulatory, errant, fugitive, gallivanting (also galavanting), nomad, itinerant, perambulatory, peregrine, peripatetic, ranging, roaming, roving, vagabond, vagrant, wandering, wayfaring
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