"Syrian" is a word in ENGLISH

syrian ENGLISH
Definition:

A native of Syria.

syrian ENGLISH
Definition:

Of or pertaining to Syria; Syriac.

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How can a man’s candour be seen in all its lustre unless he has a few failings to talk of? But he had an agreeable confidence that his faults were all of a generous kind—impetuous, arm-blooded, leonine; never crawling, crafty, reptilian.

George Eliot, Adam Bede

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antiochian ENGLISH

Of or pertaining to the city of Antioch, in Syria.

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arab ENGLISH

One of a swarthy race occupying Arabia, and numerous in Syria, Northern Africa, etc.

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aramaic ENGLISH

Pertaining to Aram, or to the territory, inhabitants, language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia; Aramaean; -- specifically applied to …

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bedouin ENGLISH

One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents, and are scattered over Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa, esp. in …

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cantarro ENGLISH

A weight used in southern Europe and East for heavy articles. It varies in different localities; thus, at Rome it …

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carmelite ENGLISH

A friar of a mendicant order (the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel) established on Mount Carmel, in Syria, …

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daman ENGLISH

A small herbivorous mammal of the genus Hyrax. The species found in Palestine and Syria is Hyrax Syriacus; that of …

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damascus ENGLISH

A city of Syria.

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druse ENGLISH

One of a people and religious sect dwelling chiefly in the Lebanon mountains of Syria.

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east ENGLISH

The eastern parts of the earth; the regions or countries which lie east of Europe; the orient. In this indefinite …

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fig ENGLISH

A small fruit tree (Ficus Carica) with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity. It was probably native from Syria …

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hellenist ENGLISH

One who affiliates with Greeks, or imitates Greek manners; esp., a person of Jewish extraction who used the Greek language …

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maronite ENGLISH

One of a body of nominal Christians, who speak the Arabic language, and reside on Mount Lebanon and in different …

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melchite ENGLISH

One of a sect, chiefly in Syria and Egypt, which acknowledges the authority of the pope, but adheres to the …

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papyrus ENGLISH

A tall rushlike plant (Cyperus Papyrus) of the Sedge family, formerly growing in Egypt, and now found in Abyssinia, Syria, …

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pistachio ENGLISH

The nut of the Pistacia vera, a tree of the order Anacardiaceae, containing a kernel of a pale greenish color, …

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plague ENGLISH

An acute malignant contagious fever, that often prevails in Egypt, Syria, and Turkey, and has at times visited the large …

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polverine ENGLISH

Glassmaker's ashes; a kind of potash or pearlash, brought from the Levant and Syria, -- used in the manufacture of …

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roche alum ENGLISH

A kind of alum occuring in small fragments; -- so called from Rocca, in Syria, whence alum is said to …

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samiel ENGLISH

A hot and destructive wind that sometimes blows, in Turkey, from the desert. It is identical with the simoom of …

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