Fifth Crusade

/fɪ(f)θ kruˌseɪd/
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Definitions of Fifth Crusade
  1. noun
    a Crusade under papal control from 1218 to 1221 that achieved military victories but failed when dissension arose over accepting the terms they had been offered
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    Crusade, 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
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