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1. (n.) Saracen
any of the Muslim opponents of the Crusaders in the Middle Ages.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME, OE < ML Saracēnus < LGk Sarakēnós Arab)
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1. (noun) Saracen
(historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
2. (noun) Saracen
(when used broadly) any Arab
3. (noun) Saracen
(historically) a Muslim who opposed the Crusades
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1. (noun) 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
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