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NOKOMIS

Date "NOKOMIS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1855. (references)


Specialty Definition: NOKOMIS

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Literature

Nokomis Daughter of the Moon. Sporting one day with her maidens on a swing made of vine canes, a rival cut the swing, and Nokomis fell to earth, where she gave birth to a daughter named Wenonah. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Nokomis, Florida

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Nokomis is a town located in Sarasota County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 3,334.

Geography


Nokomis is located at 27°7'25" North, 82°26'20" West (27.123732, -82.439016)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²). 4.3 km² (1.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 15.66% water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 3,334 people, 1,544 households, and 955 families residing in the town. The population density is 770.8/km² (1,998.5/mi²). There are 1,820 housing units at an average density of 420.8/km² (1,091.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 97.69% White, 0.60% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. 1.86% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,544 households out of which 19.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% are married couples living together, 8.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% are non-families. 30.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.15 and the average family size is 2.64. In the town the population is spread out with 17.1% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 46 years. For every 100 females there are 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 97.4 males. The median income for a household in the town is $34,699, and the median income for a family is $37,731. Males have a median income of $27,209 versus $21,563 for females. The per capita income for the town is $22,077. 12.9% of the population and 8.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 13.4% are under the age of 18 and 10.6% are 65 or older.



Nokomis, Illinois

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Nokomis is a city located in Montgomery County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,389.

Geography


Nokomis is located at 39°18'2" North, 89°17'7" West (39.300435, -89.285413)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²). 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 2,389 people, 1,031 households, and 630 families residing in the city. The population density is 709.5/km² (1,837.3/mi²). There are 1,130 housing units at an average density of 335.6/km² (869.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 99.46% White, 0.00% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. 0.17% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,031 households out of which 26.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% are married couples living together, 9.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% are non-families. 35.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 21.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.21 and the average family size is 2.87. In the city the population is spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 25.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 83.8 males. The median income for a household in the city is $29,612, and the median income for a family is $36,850. Males have a median income of $35,106 versus $19,844 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,328. 14.3% of the population and 10.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 18.9% are under the age of 18 and 9.9% are 65 or older.



Nokomis, Wisconsin

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Nokomis is a town located in Oneida County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,363.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 95.8 km² (37.0 mi²). 86.5 km² (33.4 mi²) of it is land and 9.3 km² (3.6 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 9.76% water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 1,363 people, 556 households, and 433 families residing in the town. The population density is 15.8/km² (40.8/mi²). There are 1,013 housing units at an average density of 11.7/km² (30.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 99.27% White, 0.00% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. 0.37% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 556 households out of which 28.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% are married couples living together, 5.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% are non-families. 18.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.45 and the average family size is 2.77. In the town the population is spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 100.2 males. The median income for a household in the town is $43,000, and the median income for a family is $47,813. Males have a median income of $36,563 versus $22,446 for females. The per capita income for the town is $19,171. 6.3% of the population and 4.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.0% are under the age of 18 and 7.3% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Nokomis, Florida."

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Commercial Usage: NOKOMIS

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Books

  • I am Nokomis, too : the biography of Verna Patronella Johnston (reference)

  • Tales of Nokomis (reference)

  • Venice & Englewood, Florida, Streetmap: Including Englewood Beach, Grove City, Laurel, New Point Comfort, Nokomis, North Port, Osprey, South Venice, V (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: NOKOMIS

Photos:
NOKOMIS

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Photo Album: NOKOMIS

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

Photographed circa 1914-17, prior to her Navy service. Also known as Nokomis I, she was acquired by the Navy on 9 May 1917, reported delivered on 18 August 1917 and commissioned on 5 December 1917 as USS Kwasind (SP-1233). She was stricken on 29 July 1919 and sold on 4 December 1919. Credit: NAVY.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Cities: NOKOMIS


1. Nokomis, FL (CDP, FIPS 48875)
Location: 27.12190 N, 82.43670 W
Population (1990): 3448 (1814 housing units)
Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 34275
Country: USA

2. Nokomis, IL (city, FIPS 53169)
Location: 39.30039 N, 89.28533 W
Population (1990): 2534 (1140 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 62075
Country: USA

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: NOKOMIS

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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6

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nokomis saskatchewan

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nokomis high school

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church lake lutheran nokomis

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realtor nokomis fl

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florida in motel nokomis

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laurel nokomis school

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Misspellings: NOKOMIS

Misspellings

"NOKOMIS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Nkhoma, Nocami, Nocenzis, Nozomi, Nuhomes, Nwokobia, Onkom. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: NOKOMIS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: kimonos.

Words within the letters "i-k-m-n-o-o-s"

-1 letter: kimono, simoon.

-2 letters: ikons, kinos, minks, monks, monos, moons, nomoi, nomos, nooks, oinks, skimo, snook.

-3 letters: ikon, inks, ions, kino, kins, kois, mink, miso, monk, mono, mons, moon, moos, mosk, nims, noms, nook, oink, sink, skim, skin, sook, soon.

-4 letters: ink, ins, ion, ism, kin, koi, kos, mis, mon, moo, mos, nim, nom, noo.

 Words containing the letters "i-k-m-n-o-o-s"
 

+1 letter: boomkins, omikrons.

 

+2 letters: makimonos.

 

+3 letters: kinetosome, miscooking, nonsmoking, outsmoking.

 

+4 letters: bookmakings, kinetosomes, oversmoking, toolmakings.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: NOKOMIS


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4E 4F 4B 4F 4D 49 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-.    ---    -.-    ---    --    ..    ...

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001110 01001111 01001011 01001111 01001101 01001001 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#78 &#79 &#75 &#79 &#77 &#73 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004E 004F 004B 004F 004D 0049 0053

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

48494549474353

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Images: Slideshow
4. Images: Photo Album 		5. Cities
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Derivations
8. Anagrams 		9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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