palmyra

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Synonyms: palmira, almyra

Antonyms: palmira, almyra

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Proper noun

1. {{place|en|An <<ancient city>>, an <<oasis>> in the <<desert/Syrian Desert>>, in present-day central <<c/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}}.
2. {{place|en|city/county seat|co/Marion County|s/Missouri|c/USA}}.
3. {{place|en|town/and/village|therein, in|co/Wayne County|s/New York|c/USA}}. <ref>[https://www.topozone.com/new-york/wayne-ny/city/palmyra-19/ TopoZone: Palmyra, New York]</ref>
4. {{place|en|CDP/county seat|co/Fluvanna County|s/Virginia|c/USA}}.
5. {{place|en|A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under {{w|Palmyra Township}}}}.

Noun

1. A [[palm]] ({{taxfmt|Borassus flabellifer|species}}) with straight black upright trunk and [[palmate]] leaves, whose wood, fruit, and roots can be used for many purposes.

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