Noma, NoMa, or NOMA may refer to:

Places

NoMa Noma, NoMa, or NOMA may refer to: Places * NoMa, the area North of Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C., US ** NoMa–Gallaudet U station, on Washington Metro * Noma, Florida, US * NOMA, Manchester, a redevelopment in England * Noma District, ...

, the area North of Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C., US **

NoMa–Gallaudet U station NoMa–Gallaudet U station is an elevated, island platformed station on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) Metro system. It is located on the same embankment as the Amtrak tracks into Union Station. It serves the ...

, on Washington Metro *

Noma, Florida Noma is a town in Holmes County, Florida, United States. The Town of Noma is part of the Florida Panhandle in North Florida. The population was 208 at the 2020 census. Geography The approximate coordinates for the Town of Noma is located at . I ...

, US * NOMA, Manchester, a redevelopment in England * Noma District, Ehime, a former district in Iyo Province, Japan *

Noma Station The is a Japanese railway line connecting Taketoyo, Aichi, Taketoyo with Minamichita, Aichi, Minamichita within Aichi Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). The line features seven tunnel ...

, Mihama, Aichi, Japan

People

Given name

* Noma, a diminutive of the Russian name Avtonom *

Noma Bar Noma Bar (Hebrew: נומה בר; born 1973) is a graphic designer, illustrator and artist, based in London. Bar's work has been described as "deceptively simple", featuring flat colours, minimal detail and negative space to create images that oft ...

(born 1973), Israeli-British artist *

Noma Dumezweni Noma Dumezweni (born 28 July 1969) is a South African-British actress. In 2006, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for her performance as Ruth Younger in '' A Raisin in the Sun'' at the Lyric Hammersmith ...

(born 1969), Swazi-British actress *

Noma Gurich Noma D. Gurich (born September 26, 1952) is an American attorney and jurist who is serving as an associate justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Gurich was appointed the State's highest court by Governor Brad Henry in 2010 and assumed office on F ...

(born 1952), American judge *

Noma Shepherd Noma Jeanne Shepherd (; 12 August 1935 – 19 November 2023) was a New Zealand community leader. Based in Kawakawa in the Bay of Islands area, Shepherd's contributions to the community over many years included supporting the creation of the Hu ...

(1935–2023), New Zealand community leader

Surname

Akiko Noma , best known as Akko, was the bassist, back-up vocalist, and lyricist of GO!GO!7188. She has also released two solo albums under her maiden name . She sings, writes lyrics, and composes music. After getting married in October 2006, she changed her ...

(born 1980), Japanese musician *

Akinori Noma is a Japanese electrophysiologist and Former Chair in Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. He is currently also a member of F1000. Prof. Akinori Noma has made many significant contributions to physiology inclu ...

, Japanese electrophysiologist *

Hiroshi Noma was a Japanese poet, novelist and essayist. According to literary scholar Doug Slaymaker, Noma is widely credited with having discovered or invented the style of writing called by the term "postwar literature" (''sengo bungaku'') in Japan. Ear ...

(1915–1991), Japanese author *

Seiji Noma was a Japanese writer and publisher who was the founder of Kodansha, a leading publishing company, which his family still wholly own today. He was the founder and publisher of many well-known newspapers and magazines. Early life and education N ...

(1878–1938), Japanese writer and publisher

Arts, entertainment, and media

Noma Prize The Noma Prizes were established by Shoichi Noma, or in his honor. More than one award is conventionally identified as the ''Noma Prize''. Noma was the former head of Kodansha, the Japanese publishing and bookselling company. Kodansha is Japan's ...

s, Japanese literary awards **

Noma Award for Publishing in Africa The Noma Award for Publishing in Africa (''French:Le Prix Noma de Publication en Afrique''), which ran from 1980 to 2009, was an annual $10,000 prize for outstanding African writers and scholars who published in Africa. Within four years of its es ...

Biology

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Archipsocus nomas ''Archipsocus nomas'' is a web-spinning barklouse, a psocid in the insect family Archipsocidae. It is found in the southeast of the United States, living gregariously on trees, feeding on lichen and fungi and spinning a web that adheres to the ...

'', a barklouse of the family Archipsocidae * ''

Euxoa nomas ''Euxoa nomas'' is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae described by Nikolay Grigoryevich Erschoff in 1874. It is found in Iran and Turkestan, as well as Alaska and Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and te ...

'', a moth of the family Noctuidae *

Noma pony The is a criticallyendangered Japanese List of horse breeds, breed of small horse. It originates from the island of Shikoku, the smallest of the four principal islands of Japan, and is named for the Districts of Japan, former district of Noma ...

, a Japanese pony breed

Brands and enterprises

NOMA (company) NOMA was a company best known for making Christmas lights. It was once the largest manufacturer of holiday lighting in the world. As of 2021, the rights to the brand in Canada and the United States are owned by Canadian Tire, which sells NOMA-bran ...

, US lighting manufacturer *

Noma (restaurant) Noma () is a three-Michelin-star restaurant run by chef René Redzepi, and co-founded by Claus Meyer, in Copenhagen, Denmark. The name is a syllabic abbreviation of the two Danish words "" (Nordic) and "" (food). Opened in 2003, the restaur ...

, Copenhagen, Denmark

Healthcare

Noma (disease) Noma (also known as gangrenous stomatitis or cancrum oris) is a rapidly-progressive and often-fatal Gangrene, gangrenous infection of the mouth and face. Noma usually begins as an ulcer on the gums and rapidly spreads into the jawbone, cheek, a ...

, an often fatal infection of the mouth and face *

Noma neonatorum Noma neonatorum is a severe infection affecting very young or newborn children in impoverished environments. A gangrenous infection spreads across the oral, nasal and/or anal areas, and is frequently fatal. The pattern of lesions is similar to th ...

, similar to noma (disease) in newborn infants

Organizations

New Orleans Museum of Art The New Orleans Museum of Art (or NOMA) is the oldest art museum, fine arts museum in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans. It is situated within City Park (New Orleans), City Park, a short distance from the intersection of Carrollton ...

, US *

National Organization of Minority Architects The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) is a professional organization for individuals practicing architecture and allied professionals to advance justice and equity in communities of color. History In 1968, activist and executiv ...

, US professional organization *

Noma Dōjō Noma Dōjō (野間道場) is a privately owned kendo training hall, or ''dōjō'', located in Tokyo's Bunkyo ward close to Gokoku-ji. The original Noma Dojo was established in 1925 by Seiji Noma, founder of the Kodansha publishing house, but d ...

, Tokyo, Japan

Other uses

* Noma (のま), a Kanji

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* NOMA or

Non-overlapping magisteria Non-overlapping magisteria (NOMA) is the view, advocated by paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould, that science and religion each represent different areas of inquiry, fact vs. values, so there is a difference between the "nets" over which they have "a ...

, a viewpoint about science and religion * USS ''Noma'' (SP-131), a patrol craft 1917–1919 * , a telecommunications technology