Beduin
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of Beduin
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Thence it turned northward again through the oasis of En-mishpat or Kadesh-barnea, and after smiting the Amalekite Beduin, as well as the Amorites in Hazezon-tamar, made its way into the vale of Siddim.
From Patriarchal Palestine by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
Do you know, Child, I am destined to be a Beduin queen.
From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares
Old de Joinville in his thirteenth century Chronicle of the Crusades has much to say of the Beduin.
From The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 by Morrison, F. L.
The wells of the desert go back to a great antiquity: where water is scarce its discovery is not easily forgotten, and the Beduin come with their flocks year after year to drink of it.
From Patriarchal Palestine by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
Beduin place names too have a charm of their own.
From The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 by Morrison, F. L.
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