3 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Bedouin noun: a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs [syn: {Beduin}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Bedouin \Bed"ou*in\, noun [F. b['e]douin, OF. b['e]duin, fr. Ar. bedaw[=i] rural, living in the desert, fr. badw desert, fr. bad[=a] to live in the desert, to lead a nomadic life.] One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents, and are scattered over Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa, esp. in the deserts. -- {Bed"ou*in*ism}, noun From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Bedouin \Bed"ou*in\, adjective Pertaining to the Bedouins; nomad.

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