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English
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Etymology
From the French croisade, meaning �Marked by the Cross.� It is derived from the Latin word crux (cross).
Proper noun
en-proper noun|s
- One of a series of ostensibly religious campaigns by Christian forces from the 11th to the 13th century, mostly to capture the Holy Land from the Muslims who occupied it.
Derived terms
crusader
Translations
Catalan: creuada f
Danish: korstog c
Dutch: kruistocht m
Estonian: ristisõda
Finnish: ristiretki
French: croisade f
German: Kreuzzug m
Hebrew: �סע צ�� (mas'a tzlav) m
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Hungarian: kereszteshadjárat
Polish: krucjata f
Romanian: cruciad� f
Russian: к�е��ов�й по�од (krestóvyj poxód) m
Slovak: križiak m
Spanish: cruzada f
Turkish: haclilar
References
AskOxford.com
See also
holy war
jihad<!-- islamic holy war -->
fi:Crusade
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