semi-nomadicadj.

Etymology: semi- prefix 1a(a).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: semi-noˈmadic.

Cultural Anthropology.

Of a people, way of life, etc.: partially nomadic and partially settled. Frequently applied to a social group that depends largely on seasonal pasturing.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [adjective] > with no fixed aim or wandering > as a way of life

wanderingc1400

walking1491

vagrant1546

unsettled1593

Scenite1600

irresianta1657

nomad1798

nomadical1801

seatless1807

nomadic1818

nomade1819

semi-nomadic1843

nomad-pastoral1880

semi-nomad1948

the world > people > ethnicities > race > nomads > [adjective] > Gipsy or Romany > partially nomadic

semi-nomadic1843

semi-nomad1948

1843 J. C. Prichard Nat. Hist. Man xxx. 316 The Kafirs are associated together in large communities under chiefs, or kings... They are semi-nomadic, although living in towns of considerable size..which they occasionally move.

1918 G. Bell Let. 17 Mar. (1927) II. xvii. 450 They were men of the Ghazzi, a semi-nomadic tribe near Nasiriyeh.

1954 A. Koestler Invisible Writing x. 110 The natives were left to their semi-nomadic existence.

1960 J. Bright Hist. Israel ii. 73 The patriarchs..were semi-nomadic stockbreeders such as we know from the Tale of Sinuhe (twentieth century) or the Mari texts.

Derivatives

semi-ˈnomad adj. and n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [adjective] > with no fixed aim or wandering > as a way of life

wanderingc1400

walking1491

vagrant1546

unsettled1593

Scenite1600

irresianta1657

nomad1798

nomadical1801

seatless1807

nomadic1818

nomade1819

semi-nomadic1843

nomad-pastoral1880

semi-nomad1948

the world > people > ethnicities > race > nomads > [noun] > Gipsies or Romanies > partially nomadic

semi-nomad1948

the world > people > ethnicities > race > nomads > [adjective] > Gipsy or Romany > partially nomadic

semi-nomadic1843

semi-nomad1948

1948 in D. Diringer Alphabet ii. iv. 277 Semi-nomad Arabs may have had their settlements round the natural wells from time immemorial.

1960 J. Bright Hist. Israel ii. 72 The patriarchs are portrayed as seminomads living in tents.

1972 Catholic Bibl. Q. Apr. 231 A seminomad sheep-farmer.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	semi-nomadic
释义	semi-nomadicadj. Etymology: semi- prefix 1a(a).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: semi-noˈmadic. Cultural Anthropology. Of a people, way of life, etc.: partially nomadic and partially settled. Frequently applied to a social group that depends largely on seasonal pasturing. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [adjective] > with no fixed aim or wandering > as a way of life wanderingc1400 walking1491 vagrant1546 unsettled1593 Scenite1600 irresianta1657 nomad1798 nomadical1801 seatless1807 nomadic1818 nomade1819 semi-nomadic1843 nomad-pastoral1880 semi-nomad1948 the world > people > ethnicities > race > nomads > [adjective] > Gipsy or Romany > partially nomadic semi-nomadic1843 semi-nomad1948 1843 J. C. Prichard Nat. Hist. Man xxx. 316 The Kafirs are associated together in large communities under chiefs, or kings... They are semi-nomadic, although living in towns of considerable size..which they occasionally move. 1918 G. Bell Let. 17 Mar. (1927) II. xvii. 450 They were men of the Ghazzi, a semi-nomadic tribe near Nasiriyeh. 1954 A. Koestler Invisible Writing x. 110 The natives were left to their semi-nomadic existence. 1960 J. Bright Hist. Israel ii. 73 The patriarchs..were semi-nomadic stockbreeders such as we know from the Tale of Sinuhe (twentieth century) or the Mari texts. Derivatives semi-ˈnomad adj. and n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [adjective] > with no fixed aim or wandering > as a way of life wanderingc1400 walking1491 vagrant1546 unsettled1593 Scenite1600 irresianta1657 nomad1798 nomadical1801 seatless1807 nomadic1818 nomade1819 semi-nomadic1843 nomad-pastoral1880 semi-nomad1948 the world > people > ethnicities > race > nomads > [noun] > Gipsies or Romanies > partially nomadic semi-nomad1948 the world > people > ethnicities > race > nomads > [adjective] > Gipsy or Romany > partially nomadic semi-nomadic1843 semi-nomad1948 1948 in D. Diringer Alphabet ii. iv. 277 Semi-nomad Arabs may have had their settlements round the natural wells from time immemorial. 1960 J. Bright Hist. Israel ii. 72 The patriarchs are portrayed as seminomads living in tents. 1972 Catholic Bibl. Q. Apr. 231 A seminomad sheep-farmer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1843
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