saracenic

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{a} pertaining to the Saracens or Arabians
{s} pertaining to the nomadic tribe that lived on the Syrian border of the Roman Empire (History); pertaining to an Arab; pertaining to a Moslem (esp. during the Crusades)
Of or pertaining to the Saracens; as, Saracenic architecture
Saracen
An Arab or any Muslim, especially one involved in the Crusades
Saracen
A group of nomadic people from the Sinai
Saracen
{i} 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)
Saracen
a Muslim - used in the Middle Ages (Saracenus, from Sarakenos). In the Middle Ages, any person Arab, Turk, or other who professed the religion of Islam. The name spread into western Europe through the Byzantines and the Crusaders. It was also applied to nomadic people of the deserts between Syria and Arabia
Saracen
A pirate in the Mediterranean
saracen
(historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
saracen
(when used broadly) any Arab
saracen
Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders
saracen
(historically) a Muslim who opposed the crusades
saracen
(historically) a Muslim who opposed the crusades (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire (when used broadly) any Arab
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