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nome (nōm)

noun

a province of ancient Egypt

Etymology: Gr nomos < nemein, distribute: see -nomy

Nome definition

Nome (nōm)

city in W Alas., on the S coast of Seward Peninsula: pop. 3,500

Etymology: after nearby Cape Nome, prob. < “? name,” query on an early map, misread as C. Nome

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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