Damascus
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5.1
- proper noun
- /dəˈmæskəs/
:
Damasco
- However, the partial isolation in which Damascus found itself brought no real results.
- visit Damascus
- road to Damascus
- embassy in Damascus
He became our ambassador to Damascus before the civil war broke out there.
- He became our ambassador to Damascus before the civil war broke out there.
- The day that Damascus fell, there were no Muslims in Damascus except maybe for some Arab traders.
- So some people moved to Damascus, Some people moved abroad to the camps.
- Now the land owners in Damascus or Beirut sold their holdings to Jewish settlers for exorbitant prices.
- So women took the risk to to cross these checkpoints, to bring food to their children from Damascus, and they returned back to the besieged areas.
- And then it took three days to get out of out of Damascus, got into Riyadh and then a flight back to the base in Saudi where my squadron was.
- What looked like Spetsnaz at the border, in the hotel I was staying in in Damascus, there were plainly at least two sets of Russian aircrew.
- Listen, guys, massive fighters flew, are going to Damascus and they are going by airplanes.
- I've spent quite a bit of time in Syria commercially, De Lazo, Damascus and HEPA.
- Fix Damascus and you can eliminate Fahish.
Examples
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They made it beyond Damascus before we could reach them.
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We seem to have found our way out of the Old City through the Damascus Gate.
Fiction book (1998) -
So we find out who in Damascus has come into money and paid for a rich funeral.
Fiction book (2000) -
We waited for the French at Damascus.
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The revolution reached the large cities, Damascus and Aleppo, only at a much later stage.
Academic text (2013) -
For more than three decades, Damascus and Pyongyang have enjoyed intimate relations.
Academic text (2008) -
I mean, I've gone to 50 countries in my life, but I think I will never forget that time in Damascus as long as I live.
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Expect few major changes in Damascus so long as Assad and the Alawites rule.
Academic text (1991) -
He lives in Damascus.
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I visited Damascus last summer and was amazed by its ancient architecture.
Idioms
- Literature
2
9.0
A sudden big change in what someone believes or values that changes their life
Compounds
- Specialized
1
8.5
A strong, hard steel with wavy patterns often used for sword blades
Surface Forms
Etymology
Damascus comes from an old Semitic name Dimashqa, which many people think meant 'well-watered' or 'land of palms'. That idea of water and gardens helps explain why Damascus became a busy, long-lived city where people have lived for thousands of years.