Deir ez-Zor

proper noun

A city in the Deir ez-Zor governorate, Syria

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in the Deir ez-Zor governorate, Syria

Origin

  1. Arabicدَيْر الزَّوْر
  2. EnglishDeir ez-Zor

Borrowed from Arabic دَيْر الزَّوْر (dayr az-zawr).

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Translations

Arabic دَيْر الزَّوْر
  • دَيْر الزَّوْر (dayr az-zawr)city
Chinese Mandarin 代爾祖爾 /代尔祖尔
  • 代爾祖爾 /代尔祖尔city
Turkish Deyrizor
  • Deyrizorcity
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Chicago

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