Suria

See also: suria

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin Sȳria, from Ancient Greek Συρίᾱ (Suríā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /su.ˈɾi.a/

Proper noun

Suria f

Syria (Roman province in the Levant)
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 15 (facsimile):
  Ond en ceſaira a de Suria. fez ũn miragre
  Where in Caesarea, the one in Syria, she worked a miracle

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