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Bedouin

//ˈbɛd.(ə.)wɪn// noun

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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

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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