Syria
pronunciation
How to pronounce Syria in British English:
UK ['sɪrɪə]
How to pronounce Syria in American English:
US ['sɪrɪr]
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- Noun:
- an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization; involved in state-sponsored terrorism
Word Origin
- Syria
- from Latin Syria, from Greek Syria, from Syrioi "the Syrians," a name given originally to the Assyrians (Herodotus vii.63), a shortened form of Assyrioi "Assyrians" (see Assyria). Related: Syrian.
Example
- 1. Yet under mr assad syria has no future .
- 2. The people of syria deserve better .
- 3. Outsiders cannot intervene militarily in syria .
- 4. Iraq and syria downstream are dismayed .
- 5. That could still happen in syria .