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单词 Scenite
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Scenite

/ˈsiːnʌɪt/
noun
A person (typically a nomad) who lives in a tent; especially a nomadic Arab; a Bedouin. Now rare ( historical in later use).
adjective
That lives in a tent, tent-dwelling, nomadic; relating to this way of life; especially designating a nomadic Arab; Bedouin.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Newton (d. 1607), translator and Church of England clergyman. From classical Latin Scēnītes (Pliny) from Hellenistic Greek σκηνίτης from ancient Greek σκηνή tent + -ίτης.

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