BEDOUIN


Meaning of BEDOUIN in English

n. & adj. (also Beduin) (pl. same)

n. 1 a nomadic Arab of the desert. 2 a wanderer; a nomad.

adj. 1 of or relating to the Bedouin. 2 wandering; nomadic.

[ ME f. OF beduin ult. f. Arab. badwiyyin (oblique case) dwellers in the desert f. badw desert ]

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