Meaning of BEDOUIN
| Pronunciation: | | 'bedooin
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| | Definition: | | [n] a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs |
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| | Synonyms: | | Beduin |
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| | See Also: | | Arab, Arabian, nomad | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Bed"ou*in\, n. [F. b['e]douin, OF. b['e]duin, fr. Ar.
bedaw[=i] rural, living in the desert, fr. badw desert, fr.
bad[=a] to live in the desert, to lead a nomadic life.]
One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents, and are scattered
over Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa, esp. in the deserts.
-- {Bed"ou*in*ism}, n.
\Bed"ou*in\, a.
Pertaining to the Bedouins; nomad.
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