Damascena

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Damascena

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From Latin Damascēna, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκηνή (Damaskēnḗ).

proper noun Damascene

  1. A historical region of Syria. Capital: Damascus. Beſides this, all Judæa and Iſrael were now maſtered to his hands; all the Arabians his borderers, the Syrians of Zobah, of Damaſcena, of Palmyrena, of Ituræa; all of Idumæa, Moab, and Ammon, paid him tribute; as likewiſe did the Hittites, who with the Perizzites, Hevites, Jebuſites, and other races

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name historical region

FrançaisDamascène
ItalianoDamascena
РусскийДамаскена Damaskena

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@misc{damascena_2026,
  title = {Damascena},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/damascena},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}