English Dictionary: Bedouin | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Bedouin | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bedouin \Bed"ou*in\, n. [F. b[82]douin, OF. b[82]duin, fr. Ar. bedaw[c6] rural, living in the desert, fr. badw desert, fr. bad[be] to live in the desert, to lead a nomadic life.] One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents, and are scattered over Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa, esp. in the deserts. -- {Bed"ou*in*ism}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bedouin \Bed"ou*in\, a. Pertaining to the Bedouins; nomad. |