Associations to the word «Saracen»

Wiktionary

SARACEN, noun. Member of a nomadic people from the Sinai near the Roman province of Arabia in the early centuries CE, who were specifically distinguished from Arabs
SARACEN, noun. (dated) A Muslim, especially one involved in the Crusades.
SARACEN, noun. (dated) A pirate in the Mediterranean.
SARACEN, noun. A type of six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier.

Dictionary definition

SARACEN, noun. (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire.
SARACEN, noun. (when used broadly) any Arab.
SARACEN, noun. (historically) a Muslim who opposed the Crusades.

Wise words

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