nome

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Nome
    n 1: 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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

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

Nome \Nome\, n. [Cf. {Binomial}.] (Alg.) [Obs.]
   See {Term}.
   [1913 Webster] Nome

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Nome \Nome\, Nomen \No"men\, obs.
   p. p. of {Nim}. --Chaucer.
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from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

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 Places (2000)

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)

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)

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

from U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

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