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daughters of the desert

daughters of the desert is the plural of daughter of the desert.

Meaning of daughter of the desert

Noun

daughter of the desert (plural daughters of the desert)

  1. (literary) A woman who traditionally inhabits a desert region, as an Arab.
    • Leaving the field of war for that of love, I asked about their marriage customs - how daughters of the desert were wooed and won.1902, Henry M. Field, On the Desert: With a Brief Review of Recent Events in Egypt, New York: C. Scribner's Sons, page 72

Questions about daughters of the desert

What is daughters of the desert the plural of?
Daughters of the desert is the plural of daughter of the desert.

Words near daughters of the desert in the dictionary

  1. daughters of Eve
  2. daughters of God
  3. daughters of joy
  4. Daughters of Mary
  5. daughters of Sappho
  6. daughters of the desert
  7. daughters of the manse
  8. daughters out
  9. daughters-in-law
  10. daughters-out-law
  11. daughtership

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