Damascus
The capital city of SyriaThe 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.
» Damascus is in Syria.
Дамаск находится в Сирии. — odexed
Дамаск в Сирии. — marafon
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12 sensesThe 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.
Damaskus
Дама́скDamásk
Дама́скDamásk
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.
(metonymically)The Syrian government.
A governorate in Syria.
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A township and village therein, in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
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Examples
25 sentencesDamascus is in Syria.
ruДамаск находится в Сирии. — odexed
Damascus is the capital of Syria.
Дамаск — столиця Сирії. — deniko
ruДамаск - столица Сирии. — marafon
deDamaskus ist die Hauptstadt Syriens. — Adelpa
Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the world.
Damascus is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world.
Where is Damascus?
Де Дамаск? — deniko
ruГде находится Дамаск? — odexed
Translations
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Origin
From Latin Dāmascus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), from a Semitic form akin to HFrom 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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