Definition

Characteristic of or relating to nomads—people who move from place to place rather than settling permanently in one location. Applied to peoples, lifestyles, or animals that practice seasonal migration or wandering.

Example Usage

Nomadic pastoral tribes followed their herds across the steppes, adapting to seasonal changes in pasture availability.

Origin

From Greek nomados (from nomos, pasture/law), referring to those who graze animals and move with them.

Fun Fact

Approximately 40 million people worldwide still maintain nomadic or semi-nomadic lifestyles, herding livestock across multiple countries.

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