Bed·u·in

(bĕd′o͞o-ĭn, bĕd′wĭn)

Variant of Bedouin.

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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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Noun

Beduin - a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs

Bedouin

Arab, Arabian - a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

nomad - a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons

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