Beduin

[ bed-oo-in, bed-win ]

/ ˈbɛd u ɪn, ˈbɛd wɪn /

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noun, adjective plural Bed·u·ins, (especially collectively) Bed·u·in,

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Origin of Beduin

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby Beduin

bed table, bed tea, bedtime, bedtime story, bed tray, Beduin, bedwarmer, bedwetter, bedwetting, Bedworth, Będzin

How to use Beduin in a sentence

That's actually a matter of intense debate with the Druse and Beduin communities.
It's How Badly She Said It|Gershom Gorenberg|February 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A large portion of Beduin men and a much smaller portion of other Palestinians volunteer.
It's How Badly She Said It|Gershom Gorenberg|February 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Butler also seems to say that the non-Jewish population consists of three groups: Palestinians, Druse and Beduin.
It's How Badly She Said It|Gershom Gorenberg|February 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
At the same time, Butler's comment defines Druse and Beduin as not being Palestinian.
It's How Badly She Said It|Gershom Gorenberg|February 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST

At best they are scenery, urban counterparts of the peasants and Beduin whom Moshe Dayan romanticized in his memoirs.
What's Missing from the Jerusalem Day Speil|Gershom Gorenberg|May 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The plains of the coast, which are now given over to malaria and Beduin thieves, were doubtless thickly populated and well sown.
Patriarchal Palestine|Archibald Henry Sayce
The Amalekites had not as yet intermingled with the Ishmaelites, and their Beduin blood was still pure.
Patriarchal Palestine|Archibald Henry Sayce
He drove the Beduin and other marauders across the frontiers of the desert and pushed the war into Syria itself.
The Hittites|A. H. Sayce