cruzados
/kruˈzɑdoʊz/
noun
- A member of any of the military expeditions undertaken by European Christians from the 11th to the 13th centuries to recover the Holy Land from Muslims.
- The cruzados marched for months to reach Jerusalem.
- Many cruzados came from France and England to fight in the Holy Land.
- Historians study the armor and weapons used by cruzados during the Middle Ages.
- A person who campaigns vigorously for a cause, often in a moral or social context.
- He is a modern cruzado fighting for better education in rural areas.
- She became a cruzado for environmental justice in her community.
- The young activist was a true cruzado against poverty.
- A gold or silver coin formerly used in Portugal and Brazil, bearing a cross on one side.
- She found a silver cruzado while digging in her garden.
- The old cruzado coin is now a collector's item.
- In the 18th century, a cruzado could buy a sack of rice.
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