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Bed·ouin (bed′o̵̅o̅ in′)

noun pl. Bedouins -·ins or Bedouin -·in

  1. an Arab of any of the nomadic desert peoples of Arabia, Syria, or N Africa
  2. any wanderer or nomad

Etymology: Fr bédouin < Ar badāwīn, pl. of badawī, desert dweller < badw, desert

adjective

of the Bedouins or their culture

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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