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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Syrian</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>Syro-Phoenician</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Syrian Islamic</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>Ancient Syrian</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Levantine</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Middle Eastern</topic></related> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the historical cultures of the region of Western Asia immediately east of the Mediterranean. For the nationality of the modern nation of Syria, use "Syrian (modern)." For a general term referring to the ancient fertile crescent, use "Ancient Syrian." ]]></note></mads>