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nomadism

nomadism noun: the way of life of a nomad or nomads.

Noun

nomadism (countable and uncountable, plural nomadisms)

  1. The way of life of a nomad or nomads.
    • Like the Mesolithic age of 10,000-8000 B.C., the period 6000-4000 B.C. seems to be one of the fall of fortresses and the rise of pastoral nomadism.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 160

nomadism meaning in Tamil and Urdu

nomadism in Tamil

நாடோடித் தன்மை

nomadism in Urdu

خانہ بدوشی, صحرا نوردی

Forms of nomadism

pluralnomadisms

Origin of nomadism

From nomad + -ism.

Words formed from nomadism

Questions about nomadism

What does nomadism mean?
Nomadism means the way of life of a nomad or nomads.
What is nomadism in Tamil?
Nomadism in Tamil is நாடோடித் தன்மை. See Nomadism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nomadism?
Nomadism is a noun.
What is the plural of nomadism?
The plural of nomadism is nomadisms.

Words near nomadism in the dictionary

  1. nomadisation
  2. nomadise
  3. nomadised
  4. nomadises
  5. nomadising
  6. nomadism
  7. nomadisms
  8. nomadistic
  9. nomadity
  10. nomadization
  11. nomadizations

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