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Coele-Syria

/ˌsiːliˈsɪɹi.ə/

Coele-Syria proper noun: an ancient Hellenistic region in modern Syria, referring to the Beqaa Valley between the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountains.

Proper noun

Coele-Syria

  1. An ancient Hellenistic region in modern Syria, referring to the Beqaa Valley between the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountains.
  2. A former province of the Late Roman Empire, in existence from 198 to c. 400 AD.

Forms of Coele-Syria

alternative formCoele Syria
alternative formCoelesyria
alternative formCoelosyria
alternative formCelesyria

Origin of Coele-Syria

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

Words formed from Coele-Syria

Words that rhyme with Coele-Syria

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Questions about Coele-Syria

What does Coele-Syria mean?
Coele-Syria means an ancient Hellenistic region in modern Syria, referring to the Beqaa Valley between the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountains.
What part of speech is Coele-Syria?
Coele-Syria is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Coele-Syria?
Coele-Syria is pronounced /ˌsiːliˈsɪɹi.ə/.

Words near Coele-Syria in the dictionary

  1. coelanaglyphic
  2. Coelbren
  3. coelder
  4. coelders
  5. Coele
  6. Coele-Syria
  7. Coele-Syrian
  8. Coele-Syrians
  9. coelectron
  10. coelectrons
  11. coelectrophoresis

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