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Bedouin
[ bed-oo-in, bed-win ]
noun
- an Arab of the desert, in Asia or Africa; nomadic Arab.
- a nomad; wanderer.
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the Bedouin.
Bedouin
/ ˈbɛdʊɪn /
noun
- -ins-in a member of any of the nomadic tribes of Arabs inhabiting the deserts of Arabia, Jordan, and Syria, as well as parts of the Sahara
- a wanderer or rover
adjective
- of or relating to the Bedouins
- wandering or roving
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- Bedou·in·ism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Bedouin1
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Origin of Bedouin1
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Example Sentences
Bedouin women wore bright clothes and burqas, the parting of their hair and their kohl-lined eyes left exposed.
Many of the Bedouin and Christians, especially, are doing their best to distance themselves from the violence.
Egyptian authorities do have some reason to doubt Berber and Bedouin loyalty.
One role the desert-dwelling Bedouin and Berbers would be perfectly suited to is aiding the army in its frontier patrols.
The first state-sanctioned Bedouin town in the Negev, named Tel Sheva, was established in 1968.
The similitude is a calumny on the descendants of Ishmael; the fiercest Bedouin are refined and mild compared with the Apaches.
Down a leafy way charged a squadron of Bedouin light horse, twenty, perhaps, and more.
The ports which are thus found among the breakers are like the hospitality of the fierce Bedouin—friendly and sure.
Are thy relations with thy driver, I wonder, those of the Bedouin and his steed?
"Better a Bedouin in the trackless desert than a man who is forever running the gauntlet at such a risk," he said embarrassingly.
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