Syrian
See also: syrian
English
Etymology
Syria + -an
Pronunciation
- enPR: sĭrʹē-ən, IPA(key): /ˈsɪɹi.ən/
- Hyphenation: Syr‧i‧an
- Rhymes: -ɪɹiən
Adjective
Syrian (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syrian language.
- (sometimes proscribed) Of, from, or pertaining to the Assyrian people or the Syriac language
Derived terms
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Syrian bear
- Syrian Desert
- Syrian hamster
- Syrianism
- Syrianist
- Syrianization
- Syrianize
- Syrianness
- Syrian onager
- Syrian rhubarb
- Syrian serin
- Syrian woodpecker
Translations
of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syrian language
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Noun
Syrian (plural Syrians)
- A person from Syria or of Syrian descent.
- (sometimes proscribed) A person of Assyrian descent.
Translations
a person from Syria or of Syrian descent
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See also
- Syriac
References
- “Syrian”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.