Damascus.
The capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE.
Meaning & usage
The capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE.
The capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE. The Syrian government.
A governorate in Syria.
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A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Mahoning County and Columbiana County, Ohio.
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A rural community in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
A rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.
Where this word comes from
From Latin Dāmascus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), from a Semitic form akin to Hebrew דַּמֶּשֶׂק and Samalian 𐤃𐤌𐤔𐤒 (dmšq). Doublet of Dimashq.
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