Saracen
A member of a nomadic people from the Sinai near the Roman province of Arabia in the…A member of a nomadic people from the Sinai near the Roman province of Arabia in the early centuries AD, who were specifically distinct from Arabs.
Meaning
3 sensesA member of a nomadic people from the Sinai near the Roman province of Arabia in the early centuries AD, who were specifically distinct from Arabs.
Sarazene
(historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
(dated)A Muslim, especially one involved in the Crusades.
сараци́нsaracín
(historically) a Muslim who opposed the Crusades
(dated)A pirate in the Mediterranean.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Latin Saracenus, from Ancient Greek Σαρακηνός (Sarakēnós) - *Saraka[?] + -ινος.From Late Latin Saracenus, from Ancient Greek Σαρακηνός (Sarakēnós) - *Saraka[?] + -ινος. The source of the Greek has long been debated.
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