damascus

Da·mas·cus
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/dəˈmæskəs//dəˈmɑːskəs/

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
OriginLatin Dāmascus ← Ancient Greek Δαμασκός ← Semitic →
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Meanings

damascus1

noundamascus (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Damascus steel.

Damascus2

proper noun
  1. 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.

    Synonyms: Dimashq

    1. metonymicallyThe Syrian government.

      Synonyms: Dimashq

  2. A governorate in Syria.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A town in Faulkner County and Van Buren County, Arkansas.
    2. A minor city in Early County, Georgia.
    3. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland.
    4. A census-designated place in Mahoning County and Columbiana County, Ohio.
    5. A census-designated place in Clackamas County, Oregon.
    6. A township and village therein, in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
    7. A town in Washington County, Virginia.
  4. A rural community in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  5. A rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe 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

proper nounThe Syrian government.

Similar
Dimashq
Also see
dimashq

Origin

  1. Semitic
  2. Ancient GreekΔαμασκός
  3. LatinDāmascus
  4. EnglishDamascus

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

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Translations

Afrikaans Damaskus
  • Damaskusthe capital city of Syria
Ancient Greek Δαμασκός
  • Δαμασκός (Damaskós)the capital city of Syria
Arabic دِمَشْق, جَيْرُون
  • دِمَشْق (dimašq)the capital city of Syria
  • جَيْرُون (jayrūn)the capital city of Syria
  • الشَّام (aš-šām)the capital city of Syria
Basque Damasko
  • Damaskothe capital city of Syria
Bengali দামেস্ক
  • দামেস্ক (damesko)the capital city of Syria
Bulgarian Дама́ск
  • Дама́ск (Damásk)the capital city of Syria
Catalan Damasc
  • Damascthe capital city of Syria
Chinese Cantonese 大馬士革 /大马士革
  • 大馬士革 /大马士革 (daai⁶ maa⁵ si⁶ gaak³)the capital city of Syria
Chinese Mandarin 大馬士革 /大马士革
  • 大馬士革 /大马士革 (Dàmǎshìgé)the capital city of Syria
Czech Damašek
  • Damašekthe capital city of Syria
Danish Damaskus
  • Damaskusthe capital city of Syria
Dutch Damascus
  • Damascusthe capital city of Syria
Esperanto Damasko
  • Damaskothe capital city of Syria
Finnish Damaskos
  • Damaskosthe capital city of Syria
French Damas
  • Damasthe capital city of Syria
German Damaskus
  • Damaskusthe capital city of Syria
Greek Δαμασκός
  • Δαμασκός (Damaskós)the capital city of Syria
Hawaiian Kamakeko
  • Kamakekothe capital city of Syria
Hebrew דַּמֶּשֶׂק
  • דַּמֶּשֶׂק (daméseq)the capital city of Syria
Hindi दमिश्क़
  • दमिश्क़ (damiśq)the capital city of Syria
Hungarian Damaszkusz
  • Damaszkuszthe capital city of Syria
Icelandic Damaskus
  • Damaskusthe capital city of Syria
Indonesian Damaskus
  • Damaskusthe capital city of Syria
Irish an Damaisc
  • an Damaiscthe capital city of Syria
Italian Damasco
  • Damascothe capital city of Syria
Japanese ダマスカス
  • ダマスカス (Damasukasu)the capital city of Syria
Korean 다마스쿠스, 디마스끄
  • 다마스쿠스 (Damaseukuseu)the capital city of Syria
  • 디마스끄 (Dimaseukkeu)the capital city of Syria
Latin Damascus
  • Damascusthe capital city of Syria
Latvian Damaska
  • Damaskathe capital city of Syria
Lithuanian Damaskas
  • Damaskasthe capital city of Syria
Malay Damsyik
  • Damsyikthe capital city of Syria
Norwegian Bokmål Damaskus
  • Damaskusthe capital city of Syria
Polish Damaszek
  • Damaszekthe capital city of Syria
Portuguese Damasco
  • Damascothe capital city of Syria
Romanian Damasc
  • Damascthe capital city of Syria
Russian Дама́ск
  • Дама́ск (Damásk)the capital city of Syria
Scottish Gaelic Damascas
  • Damascasthe capital city of Syria
Slovak Damask
  • Damaskthe capital city of Syria
Spanish Damasco
  • Damascothe capital city of Syria
Swedish Damaskus
  • Damaskusthe capital city of Syria
Tagalog Damasko
  • Damaskothe capital city of Syria
Tamil திமிஷ்கு
  • திமிஷ்கு (timiṣku)the capital city of Syria
Thai ดามัสกัส
  • ดามัสกัส (daa-mát-gás)the capital city of Syria
Turkish Şam, Dimaşk
  • Şamthe capital city of Syria
  • Dimaşkthe capital city of Syria
Ukrainian Дама́ск
  • Дама́ск (Damásk)the capital city of Syria
Urdu دَمِشْق, شام
  • دَمِشْق (damiśq)the capital city of Syria
  • شام (śām)the capital city of Syria
Vietnamese Đa-mát
  • Đa-mátthe capital city of Syria
Welsh Damascus
  • Damascusthe capital city of Syria
Yiddish דמשׂק
  • דמשׂק (damesek)the capital city of Syria
Cite this entry
APA

damascus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damascus

MLA

“damascus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damascus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “damascus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damascus.

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