Saracen
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- noun
- /ˈsærəsən/
- Offensive
:
sarraceno
- The pomp and splendor of the Saracen bands impressed the crusaders and encouraged them to form similar bands of their own.
- Saracen leader
And there were also attacks by ships from Muslim North Africa against Europe, what the sources referred to as Saracen pirates.
- And there were also attacks by ships from Muslim North Africa against Europe, what the sources referred to as Saracen pirates.
Examples
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In medieval tales, the brave knights often fought against the Saracens, who were depicted as skillful horsemen.
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Robin and the Saracen catch their breath.
Fiction book (1991) -
That witness, if you call him that, is a Saracen.
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Not bad for a Saracen, eh?
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Ignoring him, the Saracen stops.
Fiction book (1991) -
And there were also attacks by ships from Muslim North Africa against Europe, what the sources referred to as Saracen pirates.
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Duncan offers half the bread to the Saracen.
Fiction book (1991) -
For surely it must have been a terrible blow from a Saracen's blade.
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There were the Saracen hordes riding their horses through the woods; I remember that too.
Fiction book (2002) -
Others believe that it was a Saracen banner captured during the Crusades and brought back from the Holy Land.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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2.7
A person from the Middle East or North Africa who speaks Arabic
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4.5
A person from Arabia who speaks Arabic
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8.6
A Muslim person from North Africa who ruled parts of Spain long ago
Surface Forms
Etymology
Saracen comes from old names like Saracenus, which Europeans used for people from the lands to the 'east' of the Mediterranean, around Syria. A helpful way to remember it is that Saracen became a general name for Arab or Muslim peoples in the Middle Ages, so the word now refers to those historical peoples in stories and history.