Bidoon

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noun

A member of an ethnic group in parts of the Middle East, regarded by local governments as stateless people or illegal immigrants.

OriginArabic بِدُون →
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Meanings

nounBidoon (plural Bidoons or Bidoon)

plural Bidoons · alternative Bedoon

  1. A member of an ethnic group in parts of the Middle East, regarded by local governments as stateless people or illegal immigrants.

Origin

  1. Arabicبِدُون“without”
  2. EnglishBidoon

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

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APA

Bidoon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bidoon

MLA

“Bidoon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bidoon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bidoon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bidoon.

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