Beduin

[ bed-oo-in, bed-win ]

noun

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

1. Bedouin.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Beduin¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

That's actually a matter of intense debate with the Druse and Beduin communities.

From The Daily Beast

A large portion of Beduin men and a much smaller portion of other Palestinians volunteer.

From The Daily Beast

Butler also seems to say that the non-Jewish population consists of three groups: Palestinians, Druse and Beduin.

From The Daily Beast

At the same time, Butler's comment defines Druse and Beduin as not being Palestinian.

From The Daily Beast

At best they are scenery, urban counterparts of the peasants and Beduin whom Moshe Dayan romanticized in his memoirs.

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The plains of the coast, which are now given over to malaria and Beduin thieves, were doubtless thickly populated and well sown.

From Project Gutenberg

The Amalekites had not as yet intermingled with the Ishmaelites, and their Beduin blood was still pure.

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He drove the Beduin and other marauders across the frontiers of the desert and pushed the war into Syria itself.

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