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 Words From

• an·ti-Syr·i·an adjective noun
• non-Syr·i·an adjective noun
• pre-Syr·i·an adjective noun
• pro-Syr·i·an adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Syrian¹

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

Example Sentences

Since 2011, New York-headquartered Physicians for Human Rights has documented almost 600 attacks on Syrian medical facilities.

From Time

The trial, under the legal principle of universal jurisdiction, represented the first such verdict for crimes against humanity in the 10-year-old Syrian civil war.

From Time

The al Qaeda affiliate that held him, known as the al-Nusra Front, was the only “Islamic army” in Syria at the time, and was mostly focused on fighting the Syrian regime.

From Time

Facing questions from a Syrian journalist who assisted Callimachi on the story, the Times sent another journalist to Turkey to re-interview her subject.

From Washington Post

So we had just had a case in Syria when the Syrian government used gas.

From Freakonomics

Yazbek tells The Daily Beast that the traffickers guarantee their service, and they treat the Syrian refugees with respect.

From The Daily Beast

It used to carry livestock but sailed its final voyage with a hold full of Syrian men, women, and children.

From The Daily Beast

“The Syrian war is having its effects here as well,” said Yehyavi, the Iranian consul general in Quetta.

From The Daily Beast

In Turkey, crime groups in border areas are exploiting the labor of Syrian male refugees who cannot find legitimate employment.

From The Daily Beast

Divided and drained by war, Syrian Christians are determined to celebrate for the first time in four years.

From The Daily Beast

After the battle of the Pyramids he fell sick, and before the Syrian expedition, applied to return to France.

From Project Gutenberg

But to celebrate the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, called in the Syrian language, the day before Mardochias' day.

From Project Gutenberg

The Syrian muleteers are, it seems, accustomed to urge onward their beasts with the shout of “Yullah!”

From Project Gutenberg

That I should have to meet this miserable runaway serf, and find myself in his power in the midst of a Syrian desert!

From Project Gutenberg

A tall, handsome young Syrian stepped forward and stood before the balcony, his eyes cast on the ground.

From Project Gutenberg