Syria (disambiguation)
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Syria
- Greater Syria, a historical region of the Levant
- the Syrian Arab Republic, a modern-day country in the Middle East
- Syria, Virginia, a town in the United States
The adjective pertaining to Syria is Syrian. It can refer to in particular:
- Citizens of the Arab Republic of Syria; see also Demographics of Syria
- Ethnic Greeks of the Seleucid Empire were sometimes referred to as Syrians in the Hellenistic era.
- adherents of Syriac Christianity, members of the Syriac/Assyrian people
- Cappadocians were called Syrians, or "White Syrians," by the Persians.[1]
- Syrian Hamster -a commonly kept pet.
Popular culture
- Syrian, an electronic music band.
The alternative adjective Syriac more specifically refers to:
- the Syriac language
- Syriac Christians, including
- the Syriac ethnic group
- Melkites, Lebanese Greek-Catholic regardless of ethnicity
- Saint Thomas Christians, followers of Syriac Christianity in India
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