See Saracen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"roman": "saracín",
"sense": "Arab or any Muslim, especially one involved in the Crusades",
"word": "сараци́н"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "Arab or any Muslim, especially one involved in the Crusades",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "saracinu"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "Arab or any Muslim, especially one involved in the Crusades",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "maumittanu"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Arab or any Muslim, especially one involved in the Crusades",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sarraceno"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Arab or any Muslim, especially one involved in the Crusades",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sarracena"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Arab or any Muslim, especially one involved in the Crusades",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "saracen"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "Arab or any Muslim, especially one involved in the Crusades",
"word": "Sarazen"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "pirate in the Mediterranean",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "saracinu"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "pirate in the Mediterranean",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "saracina"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "pirate in the Mediterranean",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "turcu"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "pirate in the Mediterranean",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "turca"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Saracen"
],
"word": "Saracen"
}
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