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Noun: Saracen  ser-u-sun [N. Amer], sa-ru-sun [Brit]
  1. (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
     
  2. (historically) a Muslim who opposed the Crusades
     
  3. (when used broadly) any Arab

Derived forms: Saracens

Type of: Arab, Arabian, Moslem, Muslim, nomad

Encyclopedia: Saracen