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Bedouin, Beduin [ˈbɛdʊɪn] n 1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -ins, -in a member of any of the nomadic tribes of Arabs inhabiting the deserts of Arabia, Jordan, and Syria, as well as parts of the Sahara 2. a wanderer or rover adj 1. (Social Science / Peoples) of or relating to the Bedouins 2. wandering or roving [from Old French beduin, from Arabic badāwi, plural of badwi, from badw desert] Bed•ou•in or Bed•u•in (ˈbɛd u ɪn, ˈbɛd wɪn) n., pl. -ins, (esp. collectively) -in. 1. an Arab of the deserts of SW Asia and N Africa, traditionally tent-dwelling and dependent on animal herds for subsistence. 2. a nomad; wanderer. [1350–1400; Middle English Bedoyn < Middle French beduyn < Arabic badawī desert-dweller =badw desert + -ī suffix of appurtenance]
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