the Syrian Arab Republic

an Arab person / Arab countries / an Arabian horse, Arabian horses

to be achieved; to be completed / to become; to change into / (impersonal) to reach a time; to get to a timepoint / to reach an amount/quantity / (with negative) to be acceptable; to be tolerable

Used when giving an example, without the implication that it might be the best or the only option / ... or ...

to consist of; to be made up of

(history) the Federal Republic of Germany (official name of former West Germany) / the Federal Republic of Germany (official name of current Germany)

(historical) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

the Federative Republic of Brazil

the Federal Republic of Somalia

the Federal Republic of Nigeria