Syro-

/ (ˈsɪrəʊ-) /

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combining form

indicating Syrian andSyro-Lebanese

indicating Syriac andSyro-Aramaic

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Word Origin for Syro-

from Greek Suro-, from Suros a Syrian

Words nearby Syro-

syringa, syringe, syringeal, syringomyelia, syrinx, Syro-, Syros, syrphid, syrphid fly, Syrtis Major, syrup

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How to use Syro- in a sentence

The suppliant was "a woman of Canaan," or, as she is described more definitely elsewhere, a Syro-Phœnician woman.
Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of Matthew|John Monro Gibson
The Syro-Hexaplar version, on the other hand, is extremely valuable for critical purposes.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
The land of Uz appears to have been a general name for the great Syro-Arabian desert.
Expositor's Bible: The Book of Job|Robert Watson
What we should have become, had not the Syro-Arabian creeds formed our minds, I dare not contemplate.
Tancred|Benjamin Disraeli

Mr. Newman certainly would not have had him drag out an inglorious and baffled existence in Syro-Phoenicia.
The Unseen World and Other Essays|John Fiske