Nome may refer to:
Country subdivision
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Nome (Egypt)
A nome (, from , ''nomós'', "district") was a territorial division in ancient Egypt.
Each nome was ruled by a nomarch (, "Great Chief"). The number of nomes changed through the various periods of the history of ancient Egypt.
Etymology
The t ...
, an administrative division within ancient Egypt
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Nome (Greece)
Until the Kallikratis reform in 2010, the prefectures () were the second-level administrative regions of Greece. They are now defunct, and have been approximately replaced by regional units.
They are called departments in ISO 3166-2:GR and b ...
, the administrative division immediately below the ''peripheries of Greece'' (, pl. )
Places
United States
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Nome, Alaska
Nome (; , , also ''Sitŋazuaq'', ''Siqnazuaq'') is a city in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, Nome Census Area in the Unorganized Borough, Alaska, Unorganized Borough of the US state of Alaska. The city is located on the southern Seward Peninsula c ...
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Cape Nome
Cape Nome is a headland on the Seward Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is situated on the northern shore of Norton Sound, to the east of Nome, Alaska, Nome also on Norton Sound. It is delimited by the Norton Sound to the south, Hastings ...
, Alaska
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Nome, North Dakota
Nome is a city in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 51 at the 2020 census. Nome was founded in 1901.
Geography
Nome is located at (46.677767, -97.812869).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city ha ...
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Nome, Texas
Nome is a city in Jefferson County and Liberty County, Texas, United States. It is located 20 miles west of Beaumont at the intersection of U.S. Highway 90, State Highway 326 and Farm to Market Road 365. The population was 469 at the 2020 ce ...
Other
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Nome, Norway
Nome is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Midt-Telemark and historically part of the Grenland region. The administrative cen ...
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Nome, Queensland
Nome is a rural locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , Nome had a population of 990 people.
Geography
The Bruce Highway forms the southern boundary of the locality. The North Coast railway line enters the loca ...
, Australia
Other uses
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Nome (mathematics)
In mathematics, specifically the theory of elliptic functions, the nome is a special function that belongs to the non-elementary functions. This function is of great importance in the description of the elliptic functions, especially in the descrip ...
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Gnome
A gnome () is a mythological creature and diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, introduced by Paracelsus in the 16th century and widely adopted by authors, including those of modern fantasy literature. They are typically depict ...
, spelled ''Nome'' in the Oz books by L. Frank Baum
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Nome King
The Nome King is a fictional character created by American author L. Frank Baum, introduced in the 1907 book ''Ozma of Oz''. The Nome King recurs in many of the ''Oz'' novels, being the most frequent antagonist in Baum's book series.
Precursor ...
* Characters in ''
The Nome Trilogy
''The Nome Trilogy'', also known as ''The Bromeliad Trilogy'' or just ''The Bromeliad'', is a trilogy of children's books by British writer Terry Pratchett, consisting of the books ''Truckers'' (1989), ''Diggers'' (1990) and ''Wings'' (1990) ...
'' by Terry Pratchett
* Characters in the video game ''
Little Nightmares
''Little Nightmares'' is a puzzle-platform horror adventure game developed by Tarsier Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for PlayStation 4, Windows and Xbox One, released in April 2017. A Nintendo Switch version was released i ...
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Nome (spiritual teacher)
Nome (born January 23, 1955) is a spiritual teacher at Society of Abidance in Truth, known by the acronym SAT, which established and maintains a temple for nondual Self-knowledge in California. He expounds the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi a ...
(born 1955)
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Guangzhou
Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...
-based multinational
variety store
A variety store (also five and dime (historic), pound shop, or dollar store) is a retail store that sells general merchandise, such as apparel, auto parts, dry goods, toys, hardware, furniture, and a selection of groceries. It usually sel ...
chain founded in 2017
See also
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Nom (disambiguation)
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Nomos (disambiguation)
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