Etymology

Bidoon

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Today it means: A member of an ethnic group in parts of the Middle East, regarded by local governments as stateless people or illegal immigrants. Full definition →

Arabic بِدُون
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromبِدُون“without”
  2. English todayBidoon

From Arabic بِدُون (bidūn, “without”) (i.e. without nationality).

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