Nome Definition

nōm
noun
A province of ancient Egypt.
Webster's New World
A nomarchy.
American Heritage

A prefecture or unit of regional government in Greece.

Laconia is the southernmost nome in the Peloponnese.
Wiktionary
contraction

(US) No ma'am.

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Other Word Forms of Nome

Noun

Singular:
nome
Plural:
nomes

Origin of Nome

  • Greek nomos district, custom nem- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Ancient Greek νομός (nomos), from νέμειν (nemein, “to divide").

    From Wiktionary

Nome Sentence Examples

  • He gave her name to a number of cities, and also to a district (nome) of Egypt.'

  • Each nome had its metropolis, normally the seat of a governor or nomarch and the centre of its religious observances.

  • The district formed part of the nome (administrative division) of Boeotia and Attica until 1899, when it became a separate nome.

  • Anubis was the principal god in the capitals of the XVIIth and XVIIIth nomes of Upper Egypt, and secondary god in the XIIIth and probably in the XIIth nome; but his cult was universal.

  • The Alaska gold was derived almost wholly from the large low-grade quartz mines of Douglas Island prior to 1899, but in that year an important district was discovered at Cape Nome, on the north-western coast.

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Words Starting With

NNONOM

Words Ending With

EMEOME

Unscrambles

nome

Words Starting With N and Ending With E

Starts With N & Ends With EStarts With NO & Ends With EStarts With N & Ends With ME

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With N4 Letter Words Ending With E