damascus

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Synonyms: damascius, damasus, amasius, damaliscus, damasks, demarcus, damascenus, damasco, damastes, damass, jamarcus

Antonyms: damascius, damasus, amasius, damaliscus, damasks, demarcus, damascenus, damasco, damastes, damass, jamarcus

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Proper noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q3766}}{{place|en|capital city|c/Syria|;|an ancient settlement, the <<ancient capital>> of various polities, most notably the <<caliphate/{{w|Umayyad Caliphate}}>> from 661 to 744 {{CE}} and {{w|Aram-Damascus}}, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries {{BCE}}|cat=Ancient Near East}}.
2. {{place|en|governorate|in|c/Syria}}.
3. {{place|en|number of places|c/USA}}:
4. {{place|en|rural comm|co/Kings County|p/New Brunswick|c/Canada}}.
5. {{place|en|rural locality|r:Suf/Bundaberg|s/Queensland|c/Australia}}.

Noun

1. {{ellipsis of|en|Damascus steel}}.

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