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Definition of Saracen

1. Noun. (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire.

2. Noun. (when used broadly) any Arab.

3. Noun. (historically) a Muslim who opposed the Crusades.

Definition of Saracen

1. n. Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders.

Medical Definition of Saracen

1. Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders. Saracen's consound, a kind of ragewort (Senecio Saracenicus), anciently used to heal wounds. Origin: l. Saracenus perhaps fr. Ar. Sharqi, pl. Sharqiin, Oriental Eastern, fr. Sharaga to rise, said of the sun: cf. F. Sarrasin. Cf. Sarcenet, Sarrasin, Sirocco. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saracen

sapucaias sapwood sapwood sapwoods Saqqara Saqqarah saquinavir saquinavir Sar sar

saraband sarabande sarabandes sarabands saracen (current term) Saracen sarafan sarafans sarafotoxin Saragossa

Sarah Sarah Bernhardt Sarah Kemble Siddons Sarah Siddons Sarah Vaughan Sarajevo saralasin saralasin acetate saran sarangi

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