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Coele-Syria
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Coele Syria Coelesyria
English
Alternative forms
en Coele Syria Coelesyria Coelosyria Celesyria
Etymology
Borrowed from en la Coelē Syria, from en grc Κοίλη Συρία. Literally “Hollow Syria”.Charles W. Sanders: Sanders' Test-speller: Designed for the Use of the Higher Classes in Schools, and for Teachers' Institutes. 1875, p. 39
Pronunciation
en /ˌsiːliˈsɪɹi.ə/
en ɪɹiə 5
Proper noun
en Q1123749en An <<ancient>> Hellenistic <<region>> in modern <<c/Syria>>, referring to the Beqaa Valley between the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountains Ancient Near East.
en Q27150039en A <<former province>> of the Late <<empire/Roman Empire>>, in existence from 198 to c. 400 AD.
Derived terms
Coele-Syrian
Translations
region of Syria
Catalan: ca Celesíria f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 柯里敘利亞
Dutch: nl Coele-Syrië
French: fr Cœlé-Syrie f
German: de Kölesyrien n, de Cölesyrien n
Greek: el Κοίλη Συρία
Ancient Greek: grc Κοίλη Συρία
Italian: it Celesiria f
Latin: la Coelē Syria f
Polish: pl Celesyria
Portuguese: pt Celessíria f
Russian: ru Келесирия
Spanish: es Celesiria f
Swedish: sv Koilesyrien
Ukrainian: uk Келесирія
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