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Word: Bedouin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
from Old French beduin, based on Arabic badawī, (plural) badawīn ‘dwellers in the desert’, from badw ‘desert’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbɛdʊɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a nomadic Arab of the desert
Short Definition:nomadic Arab of desert
Examples:- an encampment of Bedouin on the edge of the desert
Variant Forms:
- Beduin
Word: Bedouin
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbɛdʊɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relating to the Bedouin
Short Definition:relating to Bedouin
Examples:- a Bedouin song about a desert journey
Variant Forms:
- Beduin
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