Syria (disambiguation)

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Syria

• Greater Syria, a historical region of the Levant
• Roman Syria
• 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
• Ephraim the Syrian
• Cappadocians were called Syrians, or "White Syrians," by the Persians.
• Syrian Hamster -a commonly kept pet.

in popular culture:

• Syrian, an electronic music band.

The alternative adjective Syriac more specifically refers to:

• the Syriac language
• Syriac Christians, including
• the Syriac/Assyrian ethnic group
• Melkites, Lebanese Greek-Catholic regardless of ethnicity
• Saint Thomas Christians, followers of Syriac Christianity in India

See also

• Syria (name)
• Names of Syriac Christians

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