Shamu

Swahili

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Shamu

(historical) Greater Syria, the Levant (region comprising the lands around the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)
(proscribed) Syria (a country in the Middle East) (modern country)

Synonyms

(modern country): Siria

Derived terms

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