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Syrian

[ seer-ee-uhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Syria or its inhabitants.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Syria.

Syrian

/ ˈsɪrɪən /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Syria, its people, or their dialect of Arabic
  2. Eastern Churches of or relating to Christians who belong to churches with Syriac liturgies


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Syria
  2. Eastern Churches a Syrian Christian

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Other Words From

  • an·ti-Syr·i·an adjective noun
  • non-Syr·i·an adjective noun
  • pre-Syr·i·an adjective noun
  • pro-Syr·i·an adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Syrian1

1350–1400; Middle English Sirien < Middle French. See Syria, -an

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Example Sentences

Yazbek tells The Daily Beast that the traffickers guarantee their service, and they treat the Syrian refugees with respect.

It used to carry livestock but sailed its final voyage with a hold full of Syrian men, women, and children.

“The Syrian war is having its effects here as well,” said Yehyavi, the Iranian consul general in Quetta.

In Turkey, crime groups in border areas are exploiting the labor of Syrian male refugees who cannot find legitimate employment.

Divided and drained by war, Syrian Christians are determined to celebrate for the first time in four years.

After the battle of the Pyramids he fell sick, and before the Syrian expedition, applied to return to France.

But to celebrate the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, called in the Syrian language, the day before Mardochias' day.

The Syrian muleteers are, it seems, accustomed to urge onward their beasts with the shout of “Yullah!”

That I should have to meet this miserable runaway serf, and find myself in his power in the midst of a Syrian desert!

A tall, handsome young Syrian stepped forward and stood before the balcony, his eyes cast on the ground.

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