Bedouin
noun
an Arab of the desert, in Asia or Africa; nomadic Arab.
Bedouins
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pluralof Bedouin.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the south, most Arabs are Bedouins, mainly Sunni Muslims who descended from nomadic clans that roamed the Negev Desert herding camels and sheep.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Years ago, nomadic communities or Bedouins wore the traditional Arab headdress in historic Palestine, NPR reported.
From Salon ● May 1, 2024
The reality of settler attacks was captured in a video taken by Muntassar Mhilat, a young Palestinian man from a family of Bedouins who live in the Judean desert not far from Jericho.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2023
In recent weeks, though, as the Israeli government has aimed to portray a unified front, officials have also made public gestures toward the Bedouins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
Poppy had said Bedouins, like their camels, were much fewer and farther apart than they used to be, but still as friendly.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
