Syrian

[seer-ee-uhn]

adjective

1. of or relating to Syria or its inhabitants.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Syria.

Syrian

/ 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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Syrian¹

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

Example Sentences

A 19-year-old Syrian went on trial in Berlin on Thursday over a knife attack on a Spanish tourist at the German capital's Holocaust memorial days before February's general election.

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Other cadavers have been discovered by chance, as Syrians sift through the rubble of bombed buildings and reclaim farmland disused during the war.

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Yet this opening will matter only if the Syrian president demonstrates that he can stabilize his country from within.

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The remains of the Syrian woman and child, who had been missing for several months, were discovered on Friday.

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Syrian and international monitoring groups reported sectarian massacres, in which entire families were killed by government forces, armed groups allied with the government and armed volunteers, including summary executions.

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