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syria

3 entries found.

  1. Syria
  2. Bekaa
  3. Coele–Syria

Main Entry:
Syr·ia Listen to the pronunciation of Syria
Pronunciation:
\ˈsir-ē-ə\
Function:
geographical name
1 ancient region SW Asia bordering on the Mediterranean & covering modern Syria, Lebanon, Israel, & Jordan 2 former French mandate (1920–44) comprising the Le·vant States Listen to the pronunciation of Levant States \lə-ˈvant\ (Syria, Lebanon, Latakia, & Jebel ed Druz), administrative ∗ Beirut, legislative ∗ Damascus 3 country SW Asia bordering on the Mediterranean; a republic 1944–58 & since 1961; a province of United Arab Republic 1958–61 ∗ Damascus area 71,498 square miles (185,180 square kilometers), population 13,398,000
— Syr·i·an Listen to the pronunciation of Syrian \ˈsir-ē-ən\ adjective or noun
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