adj Relating to Syria, its people, or its culture.
- The Syrian force was pulled back quickly and with reportedly heavy losses, but it stayed around long enough to remind the world that the Syrians are still the biggest blusterers and brinkmen in the Middle East.
— Time (1970)
- She cooked a traditional Syrian dish for the dinner party.
- Representatives of the Syrian National Council and the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change in Syria signed an agreement late Friday in Cairo for a transition in a post-Assad era, the NCB said on its Facebook page.
— , Syrian opposition group: More than 5,800 died in 2011 (2011)
noun A person from Syria or of Syrian descent.
- Many Syrians fled the country during the civil war.
- He said the agreement calls for the refusal of any non-Arab foreign intervention, an important issue because some Syrians want international intervention to overthrow the al-Assad regime.
— , Syrian opposition group: More than 5,800 died in 2011 (2011)
