bedouin

Definitions


[ˈbɛdʊɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a nomadic Arab of the desert
(e.g: an encampment of Bedouin on the edge of the desert)


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Origin:
from Old French beduin, based on Arabic badawī, (plural) badawīn ‘dwellers in the desert’, from badw ‘desert’


[ˈbɛdʊɪn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to the Bedouin
(e.g: a Bedouin song about a desert journey)


Phrases:

Origin:
from Old French beduin, based on Arabic badawī, (plural) badawīn ‘dwellers in the desert’, from badw ‘desert’




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