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# nomadic

adjective (nomadic; more nomadic, most nomadic)

«nomadic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Nomadic people move from place to place instead of living in one fixed home, often following food, water or grass for their animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nomadic/#m1)
2. Nomadic animals wander over a large area and do not stay in one territory. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nomadic/#m2)
3. (informal) A nomadic life is one where a person keeps moving house, school or job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nomadic/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history and geography lessons it describes herders and hunters who travel with the seasons, such as Bedouin, Mongolian herders and some Sámi reindeer herders; it is the opposite of «settled». In stories it tells the reader a character has no fixed home and is used to travelling. Phrases: «a nomadic tribe», «a nomadic way of life», «nomadic herders».

### Examples

- Nomadic herders in Mongolia move their tents, called gers, several times a year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nomadic/#x1)
- Long ago many people were nomadic and followed the animals they hunted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nomadic/#x2)
- When farming began, some nomadic groups settled in villages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nomadic/#x3)
- Wildebeest are nomadic and travel huge distances to find fresh grass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nomadic/#x4)
- Dad's job in the army gave us a nomadic childhood; I went to five schools. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nomadic/#x5)
- The class compared a nomadic life with life in a farming village. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nomadic/#x6)
- Camels help nomadic people cross the desert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nomadic/#x7)
- Demeter, however, by introducing a knowledge of agriculture, put an end, at once and for ever, to that nomadic life which was now no longer necessary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nomadic/#x8)

### Note

Adjective only; the noun is «nomad» (a nomad, nomads). It is not «a nomadic» on its own. Do not confuse with «monadic» (a maths word). Nomadic does not mean homeless or poor: nomads have homes they carry with them.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «nomadic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nomadic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nomadic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nomadic.html) on Mova free.