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says Richardson, derives its name from Suri (a delicate rose); hence Suristan (the land of roses). The Jews called Syria Aram.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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