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nomadic

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //noʊˈmædɪk// UK //nəʊmˈædɪk// no·madic

adj. moving from place to place instead of living in one house all the time. You use this to describe people who travel to find food or work.

adj. relating to or characteristic of people who move seasonally from place to place rather than settling permanently. Often describes groups following livestock or seasonal resources.


SIMPLE

The nomadic tribe moves across the desert with their camels.

CONTEXTUAL

After years of working in one office, she chose a nomadic lifestyle as a digital nomad traveling through Southeast Asia.

COMPLEX

Historically, nomadic societies developed sophisticated portable architecture and oral traditions that allowed their cultural identity to remain intact despite the lack of a fixed geographic center.

Synonyms
Origin

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

Usage

Typically used attributively before a noun; often paired with 'lifestyle', 'existence', or 'people'.

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