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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Sar•a•cen (sar′ə sən),USA pronunciation n. - Language Varieties, Ancient History, World History[Hist.]a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- World History(in later use) an Arab.
- World Historya Muslim, esp. in the period of the Crusades.
adj. Also, Sar•a•cen•ic (sar′ə sen′ik),USA pronunciation Sar′a•cen′i•cal. of or pertaining to the Saracens.- Late Greek Sarakēnós
- Medieval Latin Saracēnus
- Middle English, Old English bef. 900
Sar′a•cen•ism, n.
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