What is the meaning of the name of Syria?
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The name Syria is latinized from the (Greek ---Ԧ-?-- Sur--a). Herodotus used it loosely to refer to Cappadocia. In Greek usage, ---Ԧ-?-- Sur--a and ---ҦҦԦ-?-- Assur--a were used almost interchangeably, but in the Roman Empire, Syria and Assyria came to be used as distinct geographical terms.
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The name Syria is latinized from the (Greek ---Ԧ-?-- Sur--a). Herodotus used it loosely to refer to Cappadocia. In Greek usage, ---Ԧ-?-- Sur--a and ---ҦҦԦ-?-- Assur--a were used almost interchangeably, but in the Roman Empire, Syria and Assyria came to be used as distinct geographical terms.
