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Syriac
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Syr·i·ac  (sîr-k)
n.
An ancient Aramaic language spoken in Syria from the 3rd to the 13th century that survives as the liturgical language of several Eastern Christian churches.
Syriac [ˈsɪrɪˌæk]
n
(Linguistics / Languages) a dialect of Aramaic spoken in Syria until about the 13th century ad and still in use as a liturgical language of certain Eastern churches
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Assyriska and Syrianska were set up as social clubs in the early 1970s by Christian exiles from the Middle East, known as Assyrians or Syriacs.
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The number of Syriac Christians in the southeast was once high; however, under pressure from government authorities and later under the impact of the war against the terrorist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), many Syriacs migrated to Istanbul, Western Europe, or North and South America.
Turkey by International Religious Freedom Report
The number of Syriac Christians in the southeast was once high; however, under pressure from government authorities and later under the impact of the war against the terrorist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), many Syriacs migrated to Istanbul, Western Europe, or North and South America.
Turkey by International Religious Freedom Report
 
 
 
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