Shamu
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Swahili[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic الشام (aš-šām, “the north”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper noun[edit]
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[edit]
- (modern country): Siria