PEREGRINE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

peregrine

adjective

ˈper-ə-grən

Definition of peregrine

as in nomadic

traveling from place to place a loyal cadre of peregrine workers who follow the presidential candidate from primary to primary

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Visit generations-old nomadic families and experience one of the world’s last great wildernesses in the Gobi Desert.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
The latest edition of Manifesta, the nomadic European biennial, is on view until October 4 this year, examining the legacy of post-war religious buildings.

— News Desk, Artforum, 6 July 2026

Definition of nomadic

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Dinners take place in traditional nomad tents around the communal fire pit, and range from steaming hot pots with yak meat, mushrooms and tofu to haute-Tibetan tasting menus with wild vegetables in corn foam, tsampa grissini, and lamb shoulder with yak yogurt glaze and salsa verde.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
New this season are nomad-style cooking workshops, starlit movies for younger campers, and sunrise hawk walks.

— Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

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