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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 Sar·a·cen /ˈsærəsən/
 撒拉遜人

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Sar·a·cen n.  Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders.
 Saracens' consound Bot., a kind of ragwort (Senecio Saracenicus), anciently used to heal wounds.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Saracen
      n 1: (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian
           and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
      2: (when used broadly) any Arab
      3: (historically) a Muslim who opposed the crusades