/ ˈbeduɪn; NAmE / noun
( pl. Bed·ouin ) a member of an Arab people that traditionally lives in tents in the desert
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WORD ORIGIN
from Old French beduin , based on Arabic badawī , (plural) badawīn dwellers in the desert, from badw desert.
/ ˈbeduɪn; NAmE / noun
( pl. Bed·ouin ) a member of an Arab people that traditionally lives in tents in the desert
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WORD ORIGIN
from Old French beduin , based on Arabic badawī , (plural) badawīn dwellers in the desert, from badw desert.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005