Bedouin

//ˈbɛd.(ə.)wɪn// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of Bedouin alt-of
  2. 2
    A member of nomadic Arab tribes dwelling in the desert.
  3. 3
    a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs wordnet

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arabbeduinbeduinbohemiannomad

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"Among all the world's races, some obscure Bedouin tribes possibly apart, Americans are the most prone to misinformation."

Etymology

From Old French beduin (compare French bédouin), from Arabic بَدَوِيِّين (badawiyyīn), plural of بَدَوِيّ (badawiyy), from collective noun بَدْو (badw, “nomads”).

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