Syrian

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English

Etymology

From Syria +‎ -an.

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Adjective

Syrian (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syrian language.
    • 1970, Time, volume 96:
      The Syrian force was pulled back quickly and with reportedly heavy losses, but it stayed around long enough to remind the world that the Syrians are still the biggest blusterers and brinkmen in the Middle East.
    • 1999, Steven Heydemann, Authoritarianism in Syria, page 139:
      In contrast to the political dynamics of the preunion period, these struggles were heavily influenced by the new prominence of Syrian capitalists []
  2. (sometimes proscribed) Of, from, or pertaining to the Assyrian people or the Syriac language

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Noun

Syrian (plural Syrians)

  1. A person from Syria or of Syrian descent.
    • 1970, Time, volume 96:
      The Syrian force was pulled back quickly and with reportedly heavy losses, but it stayed around long enough to remind the world that the Syrians are still the biggest blusterers and brinkmen in the Middle East.
  2. (sometimes proscribed) A person of Assyrian descent.

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Proper noun

Syrian

  1. accusative/genitive/dative singular of Syria