Crusade
any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: crusade • Hypernyms: expedition, military expedition, hostile expedition • Instance Hyponyms: First Crusade, Second Crusade, Third Crusade, Fourth Crusade, Fifth Crusade, Sixth Crusade, Seventh Crusade
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