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Palmyra¹
- /pælˈmaɪ.ɹə/ UK, US
Rhymes with -aɪɹə
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek Παλμύρα (Palmúra). For more see Palmyra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
proper noun
- An ancient city, an oasis in the Syrian Desert, in present-day central Syria, recorded historically from around 2000 BCE, subsequently subject to various empires and destroyed in 273 CE and again in 1400, when it was reduced to a village. In the mid-fifth century B.C. Herodotus (1:131; 3.8) mentioned the importance of the cult of Al-Ilât, i.e. Allat, in ancient Arabia. Her sanctuary at Palmyra (Pl. XVII), excavated in the 1970s by the Polish mission, is in the neighborhood of the temple of Baal Shamin and lends a special character to
- A city, the county seat of Marion County, Missouri, United States.
- A town and village therein, in Wayne County, New York, United States.
- A census-designated place, the county seat of Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Palmyra Township.
palmyra²
- /pælˈmaɪɹə/
Where it comes from
From Portuguese palmeira (“palm tree”), from palma (“palm, palm tree”) + -eria (“-tree: forming tree names”), from Old Galician-Portuguese -eira (“-plant: forming plant names from their fruit”), from Latin -āria (“-ary: forming feminine nouns including plant names”).
noun palmyras
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A palm (Borassus flabellifer) with straight black upright trunk and palmate leaves, whose wood, fruit, and roots can be used for many purposes.
Similar: brab
Translations
Talk about this word "palmyra." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/palmyra. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. palmyra. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/palmyra "palmyra." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/palmyra.Cite this
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title = {palmyra},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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