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[ bed-oo-in, bed-win ] / ˈbɛd u ɪn, ˈbɛd wɪn /
noun, plural Bed·ou·ins, (especially collectively) Bed·ou·in.an Arab of the desert, in Asia or Africa; nomadic Arab. a nomad; wanderer. adjectiveof, relating to, or characteristic of the Bedouin. Origin of Bedouin1350–1400; Middle English Bedoyn<Middle French beduyn<Arabic badawī desert-dweller ( badw desert + -ī suffix of appurtenance) OTHER WORDS FROM BedouinBed·ou·in·ism, nounWords nearby Bedouinbed moulding, Bednar's aphthae, Bednorz, bed of nails, bed of roses, Bedouin, be down, bedpad, bedpan, bed place, bedplate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for BedouinBedouin women wore bright clothes and burqas, the parting of their hair and their kohl-lined eyes left exposed. Saudi Activist Manal Al-Sharif on Why She Removed the Veil|Manal Al Sharif, Advancing Human Rights|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Many of the Bedouin and Christians, especially, are doing their best to distance themselves from the violence. Israelis and Arabs Shaken by the Aftershock of Teen Murders|Miranda Frum|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST The first state-sanctioned Bedouin town in the Negev, named Tel Sheva, was established in 1968. The Negev Desert’s Vanishing Bedouin|Ben Hattem|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Egyptian authorities do have some reason to doubt Berber and Bedouin loyalty. On the Contraband Trail With Libya’s Gun Smugglers|Peter Schwartzstein|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One role the desert-dwelling Bedouin and Berbers would be perfectly suited to is aiding the army in its frontier patrols. On the Contraband Trail With Libya’s Gun Smugglers|Peter Schwartzstein|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST The same moment that Voltigius related this, there came a Bedouin riding in through the gate on a good horse. Christ Legends|Selma Lagerlf We could not induce the Bedouin to gather a water-plant we coveted in one of them for this reason. Southern Arabia|Theodore Bent It is only within a few years that the modern rifle with metal cartridge has found favor with the Bedouin. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania |Jewett Castello Gilson The bedouin had put the desert behind him and stared at another, the sea. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern|Edgar Saltus We were perfectly charmed to see great preparations for sleep going on among the Bedouin. Southern Arabia|Theodore Bent
British Dictionary definitions for Bedouin
nounplural -ins or -in a member of any of the nomadic tribes of Arabs inhabiting the deserts of Arabia, Jordan, and Syria, as well as parts of the Sahara a wanderer or rover adjectiveof or relating to the Bedouins wandering or roving Word Origin for BedouinC14: from Old French beduin, from Arabic badāwi, plural of badwi, from badw desert Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |