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Syrian.

Of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsɪɹ.i.ən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/General-American
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture.

    not-comparable
  2. Of or relating to the Syriac language or alphabet.

    dated · not-comparable
  3. Of, from, or pertaining to Assyria or the Assyrian people.

    not-comparable · obsolete · proscribed
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Syria Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Syrian From Syria + -an.

noun/ˈsɪɹ.i.ən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/General-American
  1. A person from Syria or of Syrian descent.

  2. A person from Assyria or of Assyrian descent.

    obsolete · proscribed
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Syria Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Syrian From Syria + -an.

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