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Damascus^¹

/dəˈmæskəs/
/dəˈmɑːskəs/

Where it comes from

From Latin Dāmascus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), from a Semitic form akin to Hebrew דַּמֶּשֶׂק and Samalian 𐤃𐤌𐤔𐤒 (dmšq). Doublet of Dimashq.

proper noun

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.
Similar: Dimashq
metonymically The Syrian government.
Similar: Dimashq
A governorate in Syria.
A town in Faulkner County and Van Buren County, Arkansas.
A minor city in Early County, Georgia.
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland.
A census-designated place in Mahoning County and Columbiana County, Ohio.
A census-designated place in Clackamas County, Oregon.
A township and village therein, in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
A town in Washington County, Virginia.
A rural community in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
A rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.

damascus^²

noun

abbreviation, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Damascus steel

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: beirut, aleppo, baghdad, haifa, syria, medina, syrian, levant, ladies, checkers, assad, damas, shara, syrians, talks, cairo

Translations

Every language

name the capital city of Syria

Español	Damasco
한국어	다마스쿠스 Damaseukuseu
日本語	ダマスカス Damasukasu
中文	大馬士革 /大马士革 Dàmǎshìgé
हिन्दी	दमिश्क़ damiśq
Português	Damasco
Français	Damas
Deutsch	Damaskus
Italiano	Damasco
Ελληνικά	Δαμασκός Damaskós
Română	Damasc
Русский	Дама́ск Damásk
Tiếng Việt	Đa-mát
العربية	دِمَشْق dimašq, جَيْرُون jayrūn, الشَّام aš-šām
עברית	דַּמֶּשֶׂק daméseq

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@misc{damascus_2026,
  title = {damascus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/damascus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}