Shamu

Swahili

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Shamu

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

Synonyms

(modern country): Siria

Derived terms

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