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Meaning of Saracen | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈsæɹəˌsən

Definitions

  1. A member of a nomadic people from the Sinai near the Roman province of Arabia in the early centuries CE, who were specifically distinct from Arabs.
  2. A Muslim, especially one involved in the Crusades.
  3. A pirate in the Mediterranean.

Equivalents

العربية المسلّم
Čeština Saracén
Deutsch Sarazene
Español sarracena sarraceno
Suomi saraseeni
Français sarrasin sarrazin
Italiano saraceno
Polski Saracen
Português sarraceno
Русский сарацин

Examples

“We pretend to be Christians, and, from the superior Light we enjoy, ought to exceed Heathens, Turks, Saracens, Moors, Negroes, and Indians, in the Knowledge and Practice of what is right.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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