noun
an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑Syrian Arab Republic
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Syrian
• Members of this Region: ↑Popular Struggle Front, ↑PSF
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Asian country, ↑Asian nation
• Instance Hyponyms: ↑Aram
• Member Holonyms: ↑Arab League
• Part Holonyms: ↑Middle East, ↑Mideast, ↑Near East, ↑Asia
• Member Meronyms: ↑Syrian
• Part Meronyms:
↑Dimash, ↑Damascus, ↑capital of Syria, ↑Halab, ↑Aleppo, ↑Alep, ↑Al Ladhiqiyah, ↑Latakia, ↑Kurdistan, ↑Syrian Desert, ↑Euphrates, ↑Euphrates River, ↑Tigris, ↑Tigris River
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a country in the western Asia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.