Saracen
n. nomadic tribe that lived on the Syrian border of the Roman Empire (History); Arab, member of a Semitic people of the Middle East and northern Africa; Moslem (esp. during the Crusades) | ||||
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Saracen Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Saracen
(n.)
Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders.
(n.)
Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders.
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Saracen
Noun
1. (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
(hypernym) nomad
(classification) history
2. (when used broadly) any Arab
(hypernym) Arab, Arabian
3. (historically) a Muslim who opposed the crusades
(hypernym) Muslim, Moslem, Mohammedan, Muhammedan, Muhammadan, Islamist
(classification) history
Noun
1. (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
(hypernym) nomad
(classification) history
2. (when used broadly) any Arab
(hypernym) Arab, Arabian
3. (historically) a Muslim who opposed the crusades
(hypernym) Muslim, Moslem, Mohammedan, Muhammedan, Muhammadan, Islamist
(classification) history
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Saracen
A Bedouin tribe from Sinai, the term was more generally applied to Arabs and Muslims during the Crusades .
A Bedouin tribe from Sinai, the term was more generally applied to Arabs and Muslims during the Crusades .
Saracen Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Saracen
- For other uses, see Saracen (disambiguation).
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