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Syria

10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Syria (geographical name)
  2. Syrian bear (noun)
  3. Syrian grass (noun)
  4. Syrian hamster (noun)
  5. Syrian hyrax (noun)
  6. Syrian juniper (noun)
  7. Syrian rue (noun)
  8. Syrian tobacco (noun)
  9. Syrian wild ass (noun)
  10. Syrian Desert (geographical name)

Syr·ia

geographical name \ˈsir-ē-ə\

Definition of SYRIA

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 \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), pop 13,398,000
— Syr·i·an \ˈsir-ē-ən\ adjective or noun

Rhymes with SYRIA

feria, Styria

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