Syria

[ seer-ee-uh ]

/ ˈsɪər i ə /

noun

Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.

a territory mandated to France in 1922, including the present republics of Syria and Lebanon (Latakia and Jebel ed Druz were incorporated into Syria 1942): the French mandatory powers were nominally terminated as of January 1, 1944.

an ancient country in W Asia, including the present Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and adjacent areas: a part of the Roman Empire 64 b.c.–a.d.

Example sentences from the Web for syria

The American military may have launched hundreds of airstrikes on Iraq and Syria.

Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War |Nancy A. Youssef |January 7, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Officials have said the war to reclaim upward of a third of Iraq and a quarter of Syria from ISIS could take years.

Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War |Nancy A. Youssef |January 7, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
In 2014, 170,000 people came to Italy from places like Eritrea and Syria.

Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean |Barbie Latza Nadeau |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
The first thing they told us was that the traffickers are now using Turkish ports, which are relatively easy to reach from Syria.

Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean |Barbie Latza Nadeau |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST

Family members have said they pleaded with the women not to head to Syria.

Jihadis Release New Year’s Eve Video of Italian Female Hostages |Jamie Dettmer, Barbie Latza Nadeau |January 2, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Such were the mutual wishes I so often heard expressed in our neighborhood and clan fights and quarrels in Syria.

The Syrian Christ |Abraham Mitrie Rihbany
It was then used to denote the whole of Syria, so that its restriction to Mount Hermon alone must have been of later date.

Patriarchal Palestine |Archibald Henry Sayce
"I think you said this place was on the road to Syria," said the magnate.

Asiatic Breezes |Oliver Optic
Paul at last felt that he must revisit the earlier churches, especially those of Syria.

Beacon Lights of History, Volume II |John Lord
No account of fraternal feasting in Syria can be complete without mention of the zĭkreh (remembrance).

The Syrian Christ |Abraham Mitrie Rihbany

British Dictionary definitions for syria

Syria

/ (ˈsɪrɪə) /

noun

a republic in W Asia, on the Mediterranean: ruled by the Ottoman Turks (1516–1918); made a French mandate in 1920; became independent in 1944; joined Egypt in the United Arab Republic (1958–61). Hafez al-Assad elected president in 1971 following a coup; after his death in 2000 Assad's son Bashar took over the presidency; his rule was challenged (from 2012) by an uprising that led to a civil war. Official language: Arabic. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: Syrian pound. Capital: Damascus. Pop: 22 457 336 (2013 est). Area: 185 180 sq km (71 498 sq miles)

(formerly) the region between the Mediterranean, the Euphrates, the Taurus, and the Arabian Desert

Cultural definitions for syria

Syria

Republic in the Middle East, bordered by Turkey to the northwest, north, and northeast; Iraq to the east and south; Jordan to the south; and Israel, the Mediterranean Sea, and Lebanon to the west. Its capital and largest city is Damascus.

notes for Syria

Syria was established from former Ottoman Empire territory in 1920 but dominated by France until the 1940s. It is extremely hostile toward Israel.

notes for Syria

In the Six-Day War, in 1967, Israeli troops dislodged Syrian forces from the Golan Heights, which overlook Israeli territory.

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