Nomad (disambiguation)
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A nomad
is a member of a people, or species, that moves from place to place.
Nomad may also refer to:
Nomad
Nomadic people , commonly known as itinerants in modern-day contexts, are communities of people who move from one place to another, rather than settling permanently in one location. There are an estimated 30-40 million nomads in the world. Many cultures have traditionally been nomadic, but...
is a member of a people, or species, that moves from place to place.
Nomad may also refer to:
Places
- Nomad, Papua New Guinea, a major centre of the Middle Fly DistrictMiddle Fly District, Western ProvinceThe Middle Fly District of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea is a large, coastal district that forms the central area of the Fly River basin. It contains the Local-Level Government areas of: Balimo Urban, Bamu Rural, Gogodaia Rural, Lake Murray Rural, and Nomad Rural, and the population...
of Western Province of Papua New Guinea - NoMadNoMadNoMad is a neighborhood centered around the Madison Square North Historic District in the borough of Manhattan in New York City....
, a neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, named for being NOrth of MADison Square
Sport
- Anstey Nomads F.C.Anstey Nomads F.C.Anstey Nomads F.C. are a football club based in Anstey, near Leicester, Leicestershire, England.The Nomads were formed in 1947 and were champions of the Leicestershire Senior League in the seasons 1951-52 and 1953-54. The following season the Club recorded it’s highest ever attendance of 4,500...
, an amateur football (soccer) club from Leicestershire, England - Nomads Women's rugby teamNomads Women's rugby teamThe Nomads RFC was created in 1993 to provide playing and social opportunities for players not involved in the Six Nations competition and is generally described as being the women's equivalent of men's rugby's Barbarians as teams include internationals, or near internationals, from several...
, an international invitational women's rugby team - Nomads UnitedNomads UnitedNomads United is a association football club based in Harewood, Christchurch, New Zealand. They currently compete in the Robbie's Premier Football League.-Club history:...
, a New Zealand soccer club based in Christchurch - Nomads R.F.C.Nomads R.F.C.Nomads R.F.C. are a Hong Kong rugby union club, who play in G4S League Divisions 2,5 and 7 and are based in the Tai Hang Tung District in New Kowloon. Between 2008/09 the club has won over 6 different league and 7's trophies.- History :...
, a rugby football club based in Hong Kong - North Winnipeg Nomads Football ClubNorth Winnipeg Nomads Football ClubThe North Winnipeg Nomads Football Club is a Canadian football club established in 1969 and originally started as a single bantam age football team. Eventually, the club grew to include teams from ages 7 to 21...
, an amateur Canadian football club in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Film
- Nomad (1982 film)Nomad (1982 film)Nomad is a 1982 Hong Kong film directed by Patrick Tam. It is about the experiences of a group of youngsters who feel lost and try to find the true meaning of life. Nomad is considered as one of the representatives of the Hong Kong New Wave films.-Plot:Louis is a lovely young man from a rich...
, a 1982 Hong Kong film starring Leslie Cheung - Nomads (1986 film)Nomads (1986 film)Nomads is a 1986 horror film which was written and directed by John McTiernan and stars Pierce Brosnan and Lesley-Anne Down.The story involves a French anthropologist who is an expert on nomads...
, an urban horror film set in Los Angeles - Nomad (2005 film), a 2006 historical epic set in Kazakhstan
- Nomads (2010 film)Nomads (2010 film)Nomads is a 2010 drama film directed and written by Ricardo Benet, the film is starring Lucy Liu. The film was filmed and premiered in Mexico and New York and its release is scheduled for January 22, 2011.- Plot :...
, a 2010 drama film
Music
- Nomad (band)Nomad (band)Nomad was a house music duo from England, who had several hits on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart, as well as some similar successes in the UK Singles Chart. Group members were Damon Rochefort , Steve McCutcheon and Sharon D. Clarke.In 1991 they hit #1 on the U.S...
, an English duo, the artist of "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" - The Nomads (band)The Nomads (band)The Nomads are a Swedish garage punk band founded in 1981 by Hans Östlund, Nick Vahlberg, Joakim Tärnström and Ed Johnson. Today, Östlund and Vahlberg are the only members left of the original line-up....
, a Swedish rock band - "The Nomad", a song from the Iron Maiden album Brave New World
- Nomad (Di'Anno album), an album by Paul Di'AnnoPaul Di'AnnoPaul Andrews , better known as Paul Di'Anno, is an English singer best known as the first vocalist to record with the iconic heavy metal band Iron Maiden, from 1978 to 1981....
- Nomad (Jesse Cook album), 2003, and the title track
- Nomad (Tribal Tech album)Nomad (Tribal Tech album)Nomad is the third album by fusion band Tribal Tech, a project led by guitarist Scott Henderson and bassist Gary Willis.-Track listing: #"Renegade" – 5:51#"Nomad" – 7:18...
- Nomadic (Adriana Evans album)Nomadic (Adriana Evans album)-External links:**.soulexpress...
Books
- Nomad (novel), a 1950 science fiction novel by George O. Smith
- Nomad: From Islam to AmericaNomad: From Islam to AmericaNomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations is a memoir by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a sequel to her New York Times bestseller Infidel...
, an 2010 autobiographical book by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Digital arts and entertainment
- NOMADNOMADNOMAD was founded in 2002 as an independent formation and registered as association in 2006. It targets to produce and experiment new patterns in the digital art sphere by using various lenses of other disciplines. The core of the formation consists of designers, engineers, architects, curators and...
, an independent association working on digital art and culture, with an emphasis on sound art - Nomad (company), a Japanese animation company
Games
- Nomad, the main character in the 2007 PC videogame CrysisCrysisCrysis is a science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek , published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, and released in November 2007. It is the first game of a trilogy. A separate game entitled Crysis Warhead was released on September 12, 2008, and follows similar...
by Crytek - Sega NomadSega NomadThe Sega Nomad was a handheld game console sold for the North American consumer market which played Mega Drive/Genesis game cartridges. The system was similar to the Japanese Sega Mega Jet, but featured a built-in color screen; the Mega Jet needed a separate monitor...
, video game console - Nomad, a hostile alien faction in FreelancerFreelancer (video game)Freelancer is a space trading and combat simulation video game developed by Digital Anvil and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The game was initially announced by Chris Roberts in 1999, and following many production schedule mishaps and a buyout of Digital Anvil by Microsoft, it was eventually...
- Nomad, or Project NomadProject NomadNomad is a 1993 computer game developed by Intense! Interactive and Papyrus Design Group, Inc. and published by GameTek. It is a cross between a simple space simulator, a trading game and an adventure. It has only been released for PC DOS operating systems...
, a 1993 DOS game - Nomad, an aircraft in the PS3 game Metal Gear Solid 4
- Nomad, a boss in the MMORPG RuneScapeRuneScapeRuneScape is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game released in January 2001 by Andrew and Paul Gower, and developed and published by Jagex Games Studio. It is a graphical browser game implemented on the client-side in Java, and incorporates 3D rendering...
Characters
- Nomad (Star Trek), the name of an insane genocidal robot in the Star Trek episode "The Changeling"
- Nomad (comics)Nomad (comics)Nomad is the name of a number of superhero characters who have appeared in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Nomad name and costume was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Sal Buscema as an alternate identity for the original Captain America, Steve Rogers, in Captain America #180...
, a series of characters from the Marvel Universe
Technology
- Nomad softwareNomad softwareNomad Software is a relational database and fourth-generation language , originally developed in the 70s by time-sharing vendor National CSS, Inc...
, a computer database and inquiry language also known as NOMAD - Nomad roverNomad roverThe Nomad rover is an unmanned vehicle designed as a test for such a vehicle to ride on other planets.From June 15 to July 31 of 1997, Carnegie Mellon University deployed the robotic rover Nomad to traverse the Atacama Desert of Northern Chile...
, an unmanned vehicle designed as a test for such a vehicle to ride on other planets - Wireless NomadWireless NomadWireless Nomad was a non-profit cooperative based in Toronto, Canada providing subscriber-owned home and business internet along with free Wi-Fi wireless Internet access the 85+ nodes, making it one of the largest free Wi-Fi networks in the country at the time...
, an internet cooperative based in Toronto, Canada - Creative NOMADCreative NOMADThe NOMAD was a range of digital audio players designed and sold by Creative Technology, and later discontinued in 2004. Subsequent players now fall exclusively under the MuVo and ZEN brands.The NOMAD series consisted of two distinct brands:...
, a range of digital audio players designed and sold by Creative Technology
Television
- Nomad (Australian TV show), an Australian show, broadcast on SBSSpecial Broadcasting ServiceThe Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
- Nomad the Naturalist, pseudonym of Norman Ellison, author and presenter of BBC Children's Hour radio programmes
- Nomads (TV series)Nomads (TV series)Nomads is an American action–adventure television pilot that was developed by Ken Sanzel for The CW in 2010. The pilot starred Luke Ford and Scott Porter, and the producers included Ridley Scott and Tony Scott...
, a pilot for series on the CW that was not picked up
Aircraft
- Delta Sailplane Nomad, motorglider
- GAF NomadGAF NomadThe GAF Nomad is a twin-engine turboprop, high-winged, "short take off and landing" aircraft . It was designed and built by the Australian Government Aircraft Factories at Fishermens Bend, Melbourne. Major users of the design have included the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, the...
, an Australian short-take-off-and-landing (STOL) aircraft produced from 1975 to 1985 - PBN Nomad, a variant of the PBY Catalina flying boat
- Stanley NomadStanley Nomad|-See also:-External links:***...
, glider
Motor vehicles
- Chevrolet NomadChevrolet NomadThe Chevrolet Nomad was a station wagon model made off and on from 1955 to 1972, and a Chevy Van trim package in the late 1970s and early 1980s, produced by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors...
, a station wagon produced by the Chevrolet Motor Division of the General Motors Corporation from 1955 to 1961 - Suzuki Escudo NomadSuzuki EscudoThe Suzuki Escudo is an off-road vehicle that has been in production since 1988...
, a sport utility vehicle
Ships
- SS Nomadic (1911)SS Nomadic (1911)SS Nomadic is a steamship of the White Star Line, launched on 25 April 1911 in Belfast. She was built as a tender to the liners RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic, and is the last remaining vessel built for the White Star Line still afloat.-History:...
, a ship of the White Star line and tender for the RMS Titanic, a British Royal Navy destroyer launched in February 1916 and sunk in May 1916, a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918
Other uses
- Nomad (motorcycle club membership)
- A Nominated Adviser (NOMAD)Nominated Adviser (NOMAD)A nominated adviser is a firm or company which has been approved by the London Stock Exchange as a nominated adviser for the Alternative Investment Market and whose name has been placed on the register of nominated advisers published by the London Stock Exchange.The NOMAD project manages the...
of the London Stock Exchange Alternative Investment Market - For Haskell Nomads, please see Monad