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Definition of: Saracen
(sar′ə·sən) noun
1. Originally, a nomad Arab of the Syrian-Arabian desert, who harassed the frontiers of the Roman Empire.
2. A Moslem enemy of the Crusaders.
3. Any Arab.
4. Obs. A heathen; pagan. [Fusion of OE Sarracene and OF Sarazin, Saracin, both <LL Saracenus <LGk. Sarakēnos,? <Arabic]
—Sar′a·cen′ic (-sen′ik) or ·i·cal adjective
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