Beduin
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Bed·u·in
(bĕd′o͞o-ĭn, bĕd′wĭn)n.
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 | 1. |  Beduin - a member of a nomadic tribe of ArabsArab, 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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