Syria-Palestine
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English
Proper noun
- A region in the Middle East consisting roughly of Syria, Lebanon, Israel/Palestine, and Jordan
- Synonyms: Levant, Greater Syria
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with Syria Palaestina, a Roman province encompassing only a small part of "Syria-Palestine".
- Sometimes prefered over the "colonial" term "Levant" and the potentially irrendentist-sounding "Greater Syria".
Derived terms
- Syro-Palestinian
Translations
land in and around the eastern Mediterranean Sea
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