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Syria
[Syria 词源字典]
from Latin
Syria
, from Greek
Syria
, from
Syrioi
"the Syrians," a name given originally to the Assyrians (Herodotus vii.63), a shortened form of
Assyrioi
"Assyrians" (see
Assyria
). Related:
Syrian
.
[Syria etymology, Syria origin, 英语词源]