Syrian

American  

[seer-ee-uhn] / ˈsɪər i ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Syria or its inhabitants.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Syria.

Syrian British  

/ ˈsɪrɪən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Syria, its people, or their dialect of Arabic

2. Eastern Churches of or relating to Christians who belong to churches with Syriac liturgies

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Syria

2. Eastern Churches a Syrian Christian

Other Word Forms

• anti-Syrian adjective
• non-Syrian adjective
• pre-Syrian adjective
• pro-Syrian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Syrian

1350–1400; Middle English Sirien < Middle French. See Syria, -an

Example Sentences

Turkey and other European countries are still struggling to host more than four million Syrians displaced 15 years ago in that country’s civil war.

From Barron's

Lawyers for the Syrians questioned how this could be seen as an emergency requiring an immediate ruling.

From Los Angeles Times

To the Syrian sailors transporting grain from Odessa, however, docking in Naples is a respite compared to the danger in their homeland and the war in Ukraine.

From Los Angeles Times

Russia -- which fought two wars in Chechnya and in 2015 intervened in the Syrian civil war to prop up government forces -- has been a target for radical Islamists for years.

From Barron's

It is thought to be the first time someone alleged to have been part of ex-President Bashar al-Assad's security forces has been prosecuted in the UK for crimes relating to the Syrian civil war.

From BBC