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Bedouin

be·douin

UK/ˈbɛd.(ə.)wɪn/ US/ˈbɛdʌwʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs

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Origin

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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