Coele-Syria

See also: Coele Syria and Coelesyria

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Coelē Syria, from Ancient Greek Κοίλη Συρία (Koílē Suría). Literally “Hollow Syria”.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌsiːliˈsɪɹi.ə/
  • Rhymes: -ɪɹiə

Proper noun

Coele-Syria

  1. A Hellenistic region and imperial Roman province of Syria.

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References
  1. Charles W. Sanders: Sanders' Test-speller: Designed for the Use of the Higher Classes in Schools, and for Teachers' Institutes. 1875, p. 39
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