The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bedouinism
Bedouin \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.
Wiktionary
bedouinism
n. nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.