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Emesa.

Former name of Homs: a city in Syria.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈɛmɛsə/UK/ˈɛməsə/UK/ˈɛməsə/US
  1. Former name of Homs: a city in Syria.

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Where this word comes from

From Latin Emesa, from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa), ultimately from Aramaic חֲמָת (Ḥamāth, “hindrance, frustration, fortress”) + צובָא (Ṣōwḇā, “near, surrounding, station”). Doublet of Homs.

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