- a variation of Bedouin.
Beduin
Americannoun
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Beduins,
plural
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Beduin
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Beduin
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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But the Egyptian dominion in its turn passed away, and Palestine was left the prey of other assailants, of the Hittites and the Beduin, of the people of Aram Naharaim and the northern hordes.
From Patriarchal Palestine by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
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 A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
Malchiel, the colleague of Labai in his attack upon Gezer, as afterwards upon Ebed-Tob of Jerusalem, does not appear to have been of Beduin origin.
From Patriarchal Palestine by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
They had at their disposal a large body of "plunderers," or Beduin from the eastern desert, and Rib-Hadad accuses them of forming secret alliances with the kings of Babylonia, of Mitanni and of the Hittites.
From Patriarchal Palestine by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
Parties who had been living among the Beduin in the desert came back for a week at Shepheard's and were entranced with him and his hundred-horse-power car.
From Aliens by William McFee
Having passed this town of Xeher, along the coast there are other small towns, and Beduins in the interior of the country.
From A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century by Duarte Barbosa
And in the interior of the country all the people are Beduins: in this country there is much wheat and plenty of meat and dates, grapes, and all other fruits which are in our parts.
From A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century by Duarte Barbosa
The Beduins are little given to the chase, and seldom make war on the game birds and quadrupeds of the desert.
From Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action by George P. Marsh
As there are no cavalry, reconnaissances will be carried out under the direction of mounted officers by Beduins attached to them.
From The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 by F. L. Morrison
They are a wild and warlike pastoral people, called Beduins.
From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Sven Anders Hedin
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