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Definition of Bedouin
1. Noun. A member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs.
Definition of Bedouin
1. n. One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents, and are scattered over Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa, esp. in the deserts.
2. a. Pertaining to the Bedouins; nomad.
Definition of Bedouin
1. Noun. A generic name for a desert-dweller; a term generally applied to Arab nomadic groups ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bedouin
1. a nomadic Arab [n -S]
Medical Definition of Bedouin
1. One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents, and are scattered over Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa, especially. In the deserts. Bed"ouinism. Origin: F. Bedouin, OF. Beduin, fr. Ar. Bedawi rural, living in the desert, fr. Badw desert, fr. Bada to live in the desert, to lead a nomadic life. Pertaining to the Bedouins; nomad. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bedouin
Literary usage of Bedouin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Modernizing of the Orient by Clayton Sedgwick Cooper (1914)
"V UNDER A MODERN bedouin TENT 1 'T 11 ... you like to spend a few days at the VV
home of a bedouin chief on the edge of the desert? ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"Some ABRAHAM or ABRAM, the progenitor of the Hebrews and the Arab bedouin.
After deriving his genealogy through Shem to his father Terah and his brothers ..."
3. The Gospel in All Lands by Missionary Society, Methodist Episcopal Church (1903)
"THE sun is the great timekeeper of the bedouin. By his pace their day is arranged,
and all their journeys are measured. The three great points from which ..."
4. Reminiscences of an Octogenarian Hungarian Exile by Julian Kune (1911)
"At almost every hamlet we passed, the chief and his bedouin followers were found
lined up at the public wells, or rather cisterns. ..."
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