Beduin
Americannoun
plural
Beduins,plural
BeduinEtymology
Origin of Beduin
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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The town is the capital of the Mudirieh of Sinai, and boasted a British resident and a force of Beduin police, but was abandoned with the rest of the province when Turkey declared war.
From The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 by Morrison, F. L.
Thy groom wakes up in the night; he sees what has happened to him; he takes what is left, he goes off to bad company, he joins the Beduin.
From Patriarchal Palestine by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
Do you know, Child, I am destined to be a Beduin queen.
From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares
The district under his control was attacked by the Sute or Beduin, led by a certain Labai or Labaya 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
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