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adj. - (of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently.

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  • A kind of time and place that is sort of nonspecific -- but definitely I think the word nomadic is essential.
  • No, they are sociable creatures, living in what might be called nomadic communities.
  • She was come as a part of a delegation from her people; one of the ragtag nomadic bands that roam the mountains to the north and east.
  • She describes herself as "nomadic", travelling between Macclesfield, where she grew up, and London.
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