| assyrian | (n) an inhabitant of ancient Assyria |
| assyrian akkadian | (n) an extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia, Syn. Assyrian |
| assyrian neo-aramaic | (n) the language of modern Iraq, Syn. Assyrian |
| syrian | (n) a native or inhabitant of Syria |
| syrian | (adj) of or relating to or characteristic of Syria or its people or culture, Example: the Syrian government |
| syrian bear | (n) yellowish-grey Syrian brown bear, Syn. Ursus arctos syriacus |
| syrian desert | (n) a desert of northern Arabia occupying western Iraq, southern Syria, eastern Jordan, and northern Saudi Arabia |
| syrian monetary unit | (n) monetary unit in Syria |
| syrian pound | (n) the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters, Syn. pound |
| bean caper | (n) perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as capers, Syn. Zygophyllum fabago, Syrian bean caper |
| golden hamster | (n) small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet, Syn. Mesocricetus auratus, Syrian hamster |
| syria | (n) 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, Syn. Syrian Arab Republic |
