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Crusade en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• audio Midwest US
• /kɹuˈseɪd/ (Canada, General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /kɹuːˈseɪd/
• /kɹʉːˈsæɪd/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

Capitalised by Mills, The History of the Crusades (1820) when referring to a specific campaign ("The third and fourth Crusades" p. 95) but not when referring to the general concept ("the clergy successfully preached the crusade through all the German state" p. 87). More at crusade.

Meanings

1. (countable) Any of a series of religious campaigns by Christian forces from the 11th to the 13th century, mostly to capture the Holy Land from the Muslims and Jews who inhabited it.

Forms

Deriveds

crusader

Relateds

Knights Templar · holy war · janissary · Teutonic Knights · Christian soldier

Translations (57)

da korstog (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · tr haçlılar (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · hi क्रूसयुद्ध (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · ja 十字軍 (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · lo ສົງຄາມຄູເສດ (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · pt cruzada (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · it crociata (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · eo kampanjo (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · axm բասաճ (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · hy խաչակրաց արշավանք (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · ru кресто́вый похо́д (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · gd Cogadh na Croise (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · th ครูเสด (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · cmn 十字軍東征 /十字军东征 (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · fi ristiretki (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · id Perang Salib (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · ca creuada (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · yi קרייצצוג (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · lo ຄູເສດ (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · tl Krusada (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · ro cruciadă (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · pl krucjata (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · no korstog (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · fr croisade (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · sh krstaški rat (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · la Cruciata (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · ar حَمْلَة صَلِيبِيَّة (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · tr haçlı saldırısı (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · aii ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܝܹ̈ܐ (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · sh крсташки рат (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · el σταυροφορία (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · sh крсташки поход (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · lad kruzada (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · fa جنگهای صلیبی (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · ko 십자군 전쟁 (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · th สงครามครูเสด (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · sv korståg (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · sk križiak (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · vi Thập tự chinh (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · uk хресто́вий похі́д (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · sh krstaški pohod (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · kk крест жорықтары (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · es cruzada (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · ko 십자군 (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · nl kruistocht (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · tr Haçlı Seferi (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · et ristisõda (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · hu kereszteshadjárat (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · la expeditio sacra (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · ms Perang Salib (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · ka ჯვაროსნული ლაშქრობა (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · sh križarski pohod (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · sh križarski rat (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · cs kruciáta (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · cs křižová výprava (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · de Kreuzzug (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) · he מסע צלב (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land)