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nome

1 American  
[nohm] / noʊm /

noun

  1. one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.

  2. nomarchy.

Nome 2 American  
[nohm] / noʊm /

noun

  1. a seaport in W Alaska.

  2. Cape, a cape in W Alaska, on Seward Peninsula, W of Nome.

nome British  
/ nəʊm /

noun

  1. any of the former provinces of modern Greece; nomarchy

  2. an administrative division of ancient Egypt

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Etymology

Origin of nome

1720–30; < Greek nomós a pasture, district, akin to némein to pasture

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