CRUSADES

Meaning of CRUSADES in English

a series of military expeditions between the 11th and 14th centuries, in which armies from the Christian countries of Europe tried to get back the Holy Land (= what is now Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Egypt) from the Muslims. The soldiers who took part in the Crusades were called Crusaders . The best known British Crusader was King Richard I . The Crusades achieved very little, but as a result of them new ideas were exchanged, trade was improved, and new goods such as sugar and cotton came to Europe for the first time.

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CRUSADES — Military expeditions, beginning in the late 11th century, that were organized by Western Christians in response to centuries of Muslim …
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CRUSADES — n. Military expeditions, beginning in the late 11th century, that were organized by Western Christians in response to centuries of …
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STEVEN — Steven Runciman (1903- ), British academic and diplomat, 1951. A History of the Crusades "The First Crusade". He says: Unlike …
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RUNCIMAN — Steven Runciman (1903 ), British academic and diplomat, 1951. A History of the Crusades "The First Crusade". He says: Unlike …
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VIENNA — I German Wien City (pop., 2001: 1,550,123; metro. area, 1,825,287), capital of Austria. Located on the Danube River , it …
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TYRE — I Arabic Ṣūr Town (pop., 1994 est.: 80,000), southern Lebanon. In the 11th–6th centuries BC it was a major commercial …
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TRIPOLI — I Arabic Ṭarābulus al-Gharb City (pop. 1995 est.: 1,140,00), capital of Libya. Located on the Mediterranean Sea, it is the …
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TEMPLAR — or Knight Templar Member of a religious military order of knighthood established during the Crusades . At its beginning (с …
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SIDON — Arabic Ṣaydā Seaport (pop., latest est.: 140,000), southwestern Lebanon. Located on the site of a city founded in the 3rd …
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DORYLAEUM, BATTLE OF — (July 1, 1097) Battle in which a combined force of crusaders and Byzantines defeated an army of The crusaders later …
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CRUSADER STATES — Former territories on the Palestine coast taken by the Christian army during the first of the Crusades . The states …
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ASSASSIN — [ ə'sasɪn ] ■ noun 1》 a person who murders someone for political or religious reasons. 2》 ( Assassin ) …
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KNIGHT — French Chevalier, German Ritter, now a title of honour bestowed for a variety of services, but originally in the European …
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CRUSADE — any of a series of military expeditions organized by Western Christians against Muslim powers in order to take possession of …
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MEZIERES, PHILIPPE DE — born c. 1327, , Mzires, France died May 29, 1405, Paris Mzires also spelled Maizires French nobleman and author who …
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BONGARS, JACQUES, SEIGNEUR (LORD) DE BAULDRY ET DE LA ... — born 1554, Orlans, Fr. died July 29, 1612, Paris French diplomat and classical scholar who compiled a history of the …
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CRUSADE — ( crusades, crusading, crusaded) 1. A crusade is a long and determined attempt to achieve something for a cause that …
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CRUSADE — [noun] [C] - a long and determined attempt to achieve something which you believe in stronglyThey have long been involved …
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CRUSADER STATES — Former territories on the Palestine coast taken by the Christian army during the first of the Crusades . The states …
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