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[syn: Bedouin, Beduin]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bedouin \Bed"ou*in\, n. [F. b['e]douin, OF. b['e]duin, fr. Ar.
bedaw[imac] 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.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bedouin \Bed"ou*in\, a.
Pertaining to the Bedouins; nomad.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Bedouin
n 1: a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs [syn: Bedouin,
Beduin]