1. a province or administrative division in ancient Egypt
Usage: historical; often capitalized when referring to a specific nome
2. a province or administrative division in modern Greece
Usage: chiefly British

Examples

• The ancient Egyptians divided their kingdom into nomes, each governed by a local official.
• Scholars study the administrative structure of the nomes to understand how Egypt was organized.
• The nome system in Greece was reorganized in the 19th century.
• Each nome in ancient Egypt had its own temples and local deities.