Perang Salib

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of perang (war) + salib (cross, crucifix), literally crucifix war(s), from Malay Perang Salib, most likely Calque of Arabic حَمْلَة صَلِيبِيَّة (ḥamla(t) ṣalībiyya, Crusade).

Noun

Perang Salib

  1. the Crusades
  2. (by extension) a Crusade

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