Beduin
Americannoun
plural
Beduins,plural
BeduinEtymology
Origin of Beduin
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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His enemy were the Khabiri or "Confederates," about whose identification there has been much discussion, but who were assisted by the Beduin chief Labai and his sons.
From Patriarchal Palestine by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
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 Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
Ilgi, "king of Sidon," seems to have fled to Tyre for protection, while Abimelech reports that the king of Hazor had joined the Beduin under Ebed-Asherah and his sons.
From Patriarchal Palestine by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
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 McFee, William
It is true that the Beduin now range over the loamy plains and encamp among the marshes of Lake Hûleh, where in happier times their presence was unknown.
From Patriarchal Palestine by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
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