No. 4,819 in Catalan
sirians
"Sirians" in Catalan means "Syrians" in English, referring to people from Syria.
In a sentence
Els sirians estan estudiant la història del seu país.
The Syrians are studying the history of their country.
Here, 'sirians' is used as a noun to indicate people who are of Syrian nationality.
He rebut una carpeta amb informació sobre els sirians.
I have received a folder with information about the Syrians.
In this sentence, 'sirians' refers to the collective group of people of Syrian descent, used as a general plural noun.
Els sirians que van emigrar han trobat suport en noves comunitats.
The Syrians who emigrated have found support in new communities.
The usage of 'sirians' here involves specificity, referring to those Syrians who have emigrated from their country.
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