Definitions for: Bedouin


[n] a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs



Webster (1913) Definition: Bed"ou*in, n. [F. b['e]douin, OF. b['e]duin, fr. Ar.
bedaw[=i] rural, living in the desert, fr. badw desert, fr.
bad[=a] 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.


Bed"ou*in, a.
Pertaining to the Bedouins; nomad.

Synonyms: Beduin

See Also: Arab, Arabian, nomad

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