'Nome' definitions:

Definition of 'Nome'

(from WordNet)
noun
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

Definition of 'Nome'

From: 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any melody determined by inviolable rules. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Nome'

From: GCIDE
  • Nome \Nome\, n. [Cf. Binomial.] (Alg.) [Obs.] See Term. [1913 Webster] Nome

Definition of 'Nome'

From: GCIDE
  • Nome \Nome\, Nomen \No"men\, obs. p. p. of Nim. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Nome'

From: 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.] [1913 Webster]
  • This canon it in his hand nam. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Nome, AK -- U.S. city in Alaska

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Nome, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.

Nome, TX -- U.S. city in Texas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Nome -- U.S. Census Area in Alaska

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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

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