Saracen
1Saracen — Pays d’origine  Angleterre, Matlock, Derbyshire, East Midlands Genre musical Rock progressif, Hard rock Années …
2Saracen — (engl. Sarazene) steht für: HMS Saracen, zwei britische Kriegsschiffe Armoured Personnel Carrier FV603 Saracen, einen britischen Radpanzer Saracen, eine britische Hard/Symphonic Rock Band Saracen (Computerspiel) ein Computerspiel von Datasoft… …
3Saracen — Sar a*cen, n. [L. Saracenus perhaps fr. Ar. sharqi, pl. sharqi[=i]n, Oriental, Eastern, fr. sharaqa to rise, said of the sun: cf. F. sarrasin. Cf. {Sarcenet}, {Sarrasin}, {Sirocco}.] Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, the …
4Saracen — O.E., an Arab (in Greek and Roman translations), also, mid 13c., generally, non Christian, heathen, pagan, from O.Fr. saracin, from L.L. saracenus, from Gk. sarakenos, usually said to be from Arabic Sharquiyin, accusative plural of sharqiy… …
5Saracen — ► NOUN 1) an Arab or Muslim, especially at the time of the Crusades. 2) a nomad of the Syrian and Arabian desert at the time of the Roman Empire. ORIGIN Greek Sarak nos, perhaps from an Arabic word meaning «eastern» …
6Saracen — [sar′ə sən] n. [ME Sarasene < OFr & LL: OFr Sarrazin < LL Saracenus < LGr Sarakēnos < ? Ar sharqīyīn, easterners, pl. of sharqī, eastern < sharq, east] 1. Historical a member of any of the nomadic tribes of Syria and nearby regions …
7Saracen — This article is about the ancient Saracens. For other uses, see Saracen (disambiguation). Saracen was a term used by the ancient Romans to refer to a people who lived in desert areas in and around the Roman province of Arabia, and who were… …
8Saracen — n. & adj. hist. n. 1 an Arab or Muslim at the time of the Crusades. 2 a nomad of the Syrian and Arabian desert. adj. of the Saracens. Phrases and idioms: Saracen corn Brit. archaic buckwheat. Saracen s head the head of a Saracen or Turk as a… …
9Saracen — UK [ˈsærəsən] / US [ˈserəs(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms Saracen : singular Saracen plural Saracens a name given to Arabs and other Muslims by the Christians who fought against them in religious wars in the Middle Ages …
10Saracen — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin Saracenus, from Late Greek Sarakēnos Date: before 12th century a member of a nomadic people of the deserts between Syria and Arabia; broadly Arab • Saracen adjective • Saracenic… …
