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  • 61Sarmatians —    Nomadic people, related to the Scythians (q.v.), who settled in a broad swath along the northern periphery of the Black Sea (q.v.), and north of the lower Danube River (q.v.). During the reign of Constantine I (q.v.) they crossed the Danube in …

    Historical dictionary of Byzantium

  • 62Scythians —    Nomadic steppe (q.v.) tribe settled north of the Black Sea (q.v.) until it was displaced by the Sarmatians (q.v.) in the second or first century B.C. However, the name survived in Scythia Minor, a province south of the Danube (q.v.), that… …

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  • 63bird of passage — nomadic bird, wandering bird; temporary tenant, temporary resident …

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  • 64nomadically — nomadic ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having the life of a nomad; wandering. DERIVATIVES nomadically adverb …

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  • 65Nomad — For other uses, see Nomad (disambiguation). Pastoral nomads camping near Namtso in 2005. In Tibet, nomads constitute about 40% of ethnic Tibetan population.[1] …

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  • 66Criminal Tribes Act — A Government of Bengal, CID pamphlet, on Gobinda Doms Gang, under the Criminal Tribes Act (VI of 1924), dated 1942.[1] The term Criminal Tribes Act (CTA) applies to various successiv …

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  • 67SS Traffic — Traffic Autres noms Traffic (1911 1934) Ingénieur Riebell (1934 1941) Type Transbordeur Histoire Quille posée 22 décembre 1910 Lancement 27 avril 1911 Mise en service 31 …

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  • 68Xiongnu — Nomadic confederation 3rd cent. BC–460s AD …

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  • 69Transhumance — is a term with two accepted usages: * Older sources use transhumance for vertical seasonal livestock movement, typically to higher pastures in summer and to lower valleys in winter. Herders have a permanent home, typically in valleys. Only herds… …

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  • 70Central Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and parts of China and Russia. The term usually denotes only those traditions not influenced by the… …

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