Vi fant 2 definisjoner av Syria på engelsk.
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| Syria - 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 | ||
| Syrian Arab Republic | ||
| middle east, mideast, near east the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization" | ||
| asia the nations of the Asian continent collectively | ||
| arab league an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation | ||
| capital of syria, damascus, dimash an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus | ||
| alep, aleppo, halab a city in northwestern Syria | ||
| al ladhiqiyah, latakia a seaport on the western coast of Syria | ||
| kurdistan an oriental rug woven by Kurds that is noted for fine colors and durability | ||
| syrian desert a desert of northern Arabia occupying western Iraq, southern Syria, eastern Jordan, and northern Saudi Arabia | ||
| euphrates, euphrates river a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia | ||
| tigris, tigris river an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River | ||