Damascus
pronunciation
How to pronounce Damascus in British English:
UK [dəˈmæskəs]
How to pronounce Damascus in American English:
US [dəˈmæskəs]
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- Noun:
- an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus
Word Origin
- Damascus
- ancient city in Syria, famous in medieval times for silk and steel, mid-13c., from Latin Damascus, from Greek Damaskos, from Semitic (compare Hebrew Dammeseq, Arabic Dimashq), from a pre-Semitic name of unknown origin. Related: Damascene, from Latin Damascenus "of Damascus."
Example
- 1. How long will president bashar al-assad remain in damascus ?
- 2. Afterward he came back to damascus .
- 3. Pyongyang and damascus have denied these charges .
- 4. Eyes are now turning on damascus and aleppo .
- 5. Activists in damascus reported dozens more arrests .