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Beduin
Bed·u·in B0150600 (bĕd′o͞o-ĭn, bĕd′wĭn)n. Variant of Bedouin.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] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Beduin - a member of a nomadic tribe of ArabsBedouinArab, 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 Africanomad - a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons | EncyclopediaSeeBedouinBeduin
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