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sons of the desert

sons of the desert is the plural of son of the desert.

Meaning of son of the desert

Noun

son of the desert (plural sons of the desert)

  1. (literary) A man who traditionally inhabits a desert region, as an Arab.
    • It was market day at Sidi Aissa, and the numberless caravans of camels coming in from the desert, and the crowds of bickering Arabs in the market place, filled Tarzan with a consuming desire to remain for a day that he might see more of these sons of the desert.1913 June–December, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Dancing Girl of Sidi Aissa”, in The Return of Tarzan, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, […], published March 1915, →OCLC, page 90

Questions about sons of the desert

What is sons of the desert the plural of?
Sons of the desert is the plural of son of the desert.

Words near sons of the desert in the dictionary

  1. sons of guns
  2. sons of Ishmael
  3. sons of motherless goats
  4. sons of privilege
  5. sons of sea-cooks
  6. sons of the desert
  7. sons of the manse
  8. sons of the morning
  9. sons of the soil
  10. sons of whores
  11. sons-in-law

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