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Damas — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Damascus noun The capital city of Syria, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

Senses

Damas is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.
  • damask An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.

Related French words

lie-de-vin