BEDOUIN


Meaning of BEDOUIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also bed·u·in ˈbe-də-wən, -dü-ən, ˈbed-wən

( plural bedouin or bedouins also beduin or beduins )

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Middle English Bedoyne, from Middle French bedoïn, from Arabic badawī desert dweller, from badw desert, desert dwellers

Date: 15th century

: a nomadic Arab of the Arabian, Syrian, or North African deserts

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