seminomadic
Sometimes settling down
Seminomadic describes a way of life that combines elements of settled and wandering existence.
Seminomadic peoples typically have a home base but move seasonally—following herds, seeking pasture, or pursuing game: The seminomadic tribes wintered in the valley but drove their flocks to mountain pastures each summer.
The term applies to both historical and contemporary populations.
Managing animal groups
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- yurtsPortable circular tent homes
- tribesAncestral social groups
steppe · herdsman · goatherd · shepherding · flock · cattle · sheep · reindeer
Recurring at fixed intervals
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
- cyclicalRepeating in rounds
routes · territory · camps · movement · resettlement · displacement · itinerant · shifting
Traveling group with goods
- trekArduous overland journey
- journeyTravel from place to place
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- wayfaringTraveling, especially walking
pilgrimage · safari · roaming · wanderlust · exploration · adventure · excursion · rambling
herding
Managing animal groups
tribes · steppe · herdsman · goatherd · shepherding · flock · cattle · sheep · reindeer · camels
seasonal
Recurring at fixed intervals
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
cyclical · routes · territory · camps · movement · resettlement · displacement · itinerant · shifting · impermanent
caravan
Traveling group with goods
- trekArduous overland journey
- journeyTravel from place to place
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
wayfaring · pilgrimage · safari · roaming · wanderlust · exploration · adventure · excursion · rambling · crossing
clans
Related family groups
- kinshipState of being related
- tribesAncestral social groups
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
ancestry · subsistence · foraging · hunting · gathering · shamanism · rituals · folklore · barter · ethnography
seminomadicsedentary
Characterized by much sitting
settled · fixed · stationary · rooted · established
nomad, nomadic, nomads, nomadism, semiarid, semiaquatic, semipermanent, semi-