I. Bed‧ou‧in /ˈbeduən, ˈbeduɪn/ (
also Bedu)
noun (
plural Bedouin or Bedouins)
[countable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: French;
Origin: bédouin, from Arabic bidwan, plural of badawi 'person who lives in the desert']
1. someone who belongs to an Arab tribe that traditionally lives in tents in the desert
2. the Bedouin the people who belong to this tribe
—Bedouin adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲