单词 | saracen |
释义 | Saracen[ sar-uh-suhn ] / ˈsær ə sən / nounHistory/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire. (in later use) an Arab. a Muslim, especially in the period of the Crusades. adjectiveAlso Sar·a·cen·ic [sar-uh-sen-ik], /ˌsær əˈsɛn ɪk/, Sar·a·cen·i·cal. of or relating to the Saracens. Origin of Saracenbefore 900; Middle English, Old English <Medieval Latin Saracēnus<Late Greek Sarakēnós OTHER WORDS FROM SaracenSar·a·cen·ism, nounWords nearby Saracensaquinavir, SAR, Sara, saraband, sarabande, Saracen, Saragat, Saragossa, Sarah, Sarai, Sarajevo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for SaracenBritish Dictionary definitions for SaracenSaracen / (ˈsærəsən) / nounhistory a member of one of the nomadic Arabic tribes, esp of the Syrian desert, that harassed the borders of the Roman Empire in that region
adjectiveof or relating to Arabs of either of these periods, regions, or types designating, characterizing, or relating to Muslim art or architecture Derived forms of SaracenSaracenic (ˌsærəˈsɛnɪk) or Saracenical, adjectiveWord Origin for SaracenC13: from Old French Sarrazin, from Late Latin Saracēnus, from Late Greek Sarakēnos, perhaps from Arabic sharq sunrise, from shāraqa to rise Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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