Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to Syria, a region in Asiatic Turkey, lying southeast of Asia Minor.
- noun A native or an inhabitant of Syria.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Syria; Syriac.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person from
Syria or of Syrian descent. - adjective Of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syrian language.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Syria or its people or culture
- noun a native or inhabitant of Syria
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Examples
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FAROUK AL-SHARA, SYRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER: If they are crossing the Syrian border, they are crossing the Syrian border against the will of the Syrian government, no doubt about this.
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FAROUK AL-SHARA, SYRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER: If they are crossing the Syrian border, they are crossing the Syrian border against the will of the Syrian government.
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Instead, Syria's state-run news agency said he told Davutoglu the government will relentlessly fight "terrorist groups" - a term Syrian authorities often use for government opponents even though most of those killed are unarmed, peaceful protesters.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Instead, Syria's state-run news agency said he told Davutoglu the government will relentlessly fight "terrorist groups" - a term Syrian authorities often use for government opponents even though most of those killed are unarmed, peaceful protesters.
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Instead, Syria's state-run news agency said he told Davutoglu the government will relentlessly fight "terrorist groups" - a term Syrian authorities often use for government opponents even though most of those killed are unarmed, peaceful protesters.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Instead, Syria's state-run news agency said he told Davutoglu the government will relentlessly fight "terrorist groups" -- a term Syrian authorities often use for government opponents even though most of those killed are unarmed, peaceful protesters.
FOXNews.com 2011
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Instead, Syria's state-run news agency said he told Davutoglu the government will relentlessly fight "terrorist groups" - a term Syrian authorities often use for government opponents even though most of those killed are unarmed, peaceful protesters.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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In the first place, the title Syrian, though Dr. Salmon allows it to pass, is very misleading, especially to the student.
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The U.S. strongly condemned what it called the Syrian government's "outrageous use of violence."
Syrians Flee as Army Shells Town Nour Malas 2011
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When I asked her about the free exchange of ideas and the obstacles to that in Syria itself, she defensively began a treatise about how change needed to be rooted in what she termed Syrian 'identity.'
Taufiq Rahim: In Syria, Good Enough Is No Longer Enough Taufiq Rahim 2011
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