Nome

10 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nim \Nim\ (n[i^]m), v. t. [imp. {Nam} (n[aum]m) or {Nimmed}
     (n[i^]md); p. p. {Nomen} (n[=o]"men) or {Nome} (n[=o]m).]
     [AS. niman. [root]7. Cf. {Nimble}.]
     To take; to steal; to filch. [Obs.]
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           This canon it in his hand nam.           --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nome \Nome\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to deal out, distribute.]
     1. A province or political division, as of modern Greece or
        ancient Egypt; a nomarchy.
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     2. Any melody determined by inviolable rules. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nome \Nome\, n. [Cf. {Binomial}.] (Alg.) [Obs.]
     See {Term}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nome \Nome\, Nomen \No"men\, obs.
     p. p. of {Nim}. --Chaucer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Nome
       n : a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward
           Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at
           the beginning of the 20th century

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Nome, AK (city, FIPS 54920)
    Location: 64.50923 N, 165.41519 W
    Population (1990): 3500 (1334 housing units)
    Area: 35.7 sq km (land), 23.5 sq km (water)
  Nome, ND (city, FIPS 57180)
    Location: 46.67557 N, 97.81556 W
    Population (1990): 67 (33 housing units)
    Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 58062
  Nome, TX (city, FIPS 51720)
    Location: 30.03443 N, 94.41812 W
    Population (1990): 448 (187 housing units)
    Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Nome -- U.S. Census Area in Alaska
     Population (2000):    9196
     Housing Units (2000): 3649
     Land area (2000):     23000.910356 sq. miles (59572.081811 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    5282.418308 sq. miles (13681.400029 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    28283.328664 sq. miles (73253.481840 sq. km)
     Located within:       Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
     Location:             64.809165 N, 164.346772 W
     Headwords:
      Nome
      Nome, AK
      Nome Census Area
      Nome Census Area, AK
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Nome, AK -- U.S. city in Alaska
     Population (2000):    3505
     Housing Units (2000): 1356
     Land area (2000):     12.530916 sq. miles (32.454923 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    9.068462 sq. miles (23.487208 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    21.599378 sq. miles (55.942131 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            54920
     Located within:       Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
     Location:             64.503877 N, 165.399409 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Nome, AK
      Nome
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Nome, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
     Population (2000):    70
     Housing Units (2000): 38
     Land area (2000):     0.414729 sq. miles (1.074144 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.414729 sq. miles (1.074144 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            57180
     Located within:       North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
     Location:             46.677767 N, 97.812869 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     58062
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Nome, ND
      Nome
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Nome, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
     Population (2000):    515
     Housing Units (2000): 205
     Land area (2000):     1.244702 sq. miles (3.223762 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.244702 sq. miles (3.223762 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            51720
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             30.035878 N, 94.412661 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Nome, TX
      Nome