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| Aramaic |
the Semitic language of ancient Syria, Palestine, and Southwest Asia. [2/3 definitions] |
| Bedouin |
any tribe or member of a tribe of Arab nomads living in the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula, Syria, or North Africa. [1/2 definitions] |
| Damascus |
the capital of Syria. |
| Euphrates River |
a river that flows from eastern Turkey through Syria and Iraq. In southeastern Iraq, it joins the Tigris River and finally empties with it into the Persian Gulf. |
| Iraq |
a Middle Eastern country between Syria and Iran. |
| Jordan |
a Middle Eastern country between Syria and Saudi Arabia; Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. [1/2 definitions] |
| Levant |
the lands bordering or near the eastern shore of the Mediterranean, including Turkey, Syria, Israel, and Lebanon (usu. prec. by "the"). [1/2 definitions] |
| piaster |
the smaller monetary unit of Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria. (Cf. pound.) [1/2 definitions] |
| pound2 |
the chief monetary unit of Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, and Sudan, equaling one hundred piasters. [1/4 definitions] |
| Tigris River |
a river that begins in eastern Turkey and flows through Syria and Iraq. In southeastern Iraq, the river joins the Euphrates River and eventually empties into the Persian Gulf. |
| UAR |
abbreviation of "United Arab Republic," the official name of Egypt and Syria in 1961-71. [1/2 definitions] |
| United Arab Republic |
the official name of Egypt and Syria in 1961-71. [1/2 definitions] |
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