BEDOUIN


Meaning of BEDOUIN in English

[ 'bɛdʊɪn ]

(also Beduin )

■ noun ( plural same) a nomadic Arab of the desert.

Origin

from OFr. beduin , based on Arab. badawī , (plural) badawīn 'dwellers in the desert', from badw 'desert'.

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