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Shamu

Shamu

Swahili

Proper noun

Shamu

  1. (historical) Greater Syria, the Levant (region comprising the lands around the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)
  2. (proscribed) Syria (modern country)

Synonyms

  • (modern country): Siria

Derived terms

Etymology

From Arabic الشام ‎(aš-šām, “the north”).

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