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syria

/ˈsɪɹi.ə/

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What does syria mean?

proper noun

  1. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic. Capital: Damascus.
More meanings (2)

proper noun

  1. (historical) A historical region of West Asia, extending from modern-day southeast Turkey to the north, the Euphrates and Arabian Desert to the east, the Sinai Peninsula to the south, and the Mediterranean sea to the west.
  2. (historical) An ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 198 CE.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈsɪɹi.ə/

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And toward the north is the desert, that dureth unto Syria, and so is the country strong on all sides.
John, Sir MandevilleThe Travels of Sir John MandevilleProject Gutenberg ebook #782
The next place he sat down before was Gaza, one of the largest cities of Syria, where this accident befell him.
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674
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The keeper of an elephant in a private house of Syria robbed him every meal of the half of his allowance.
Michel de MontaigneEssays of Michel de Montaigne — CompleteTranslated by Charles CottonProject Gutenberg ebook #3600
In other respects, the mode of travelling through Syria differs very little from that which I have described as prevailing in Turkey.
Alexander William KinglakeEothen; Or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the EastProject Gutenberg ebook #282
In these circumstances prudence would have suggested leaving such a cipher as Khamoor in Syria, but that seems not to have occurred to her.
Thomas WrightThe Life of Sir Richard BurtonProject Gutenberg ebook #4315