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dama

dama noun: the game of Turkish draughts.

Noun (1)

dama (uncountable)

  1. The game of Turkish draughts.

Noun (2)

dama (plural damas)

  1. (colloquial) a rich Chinese middle-aged woman
  2. (Hong-Kong, broadly, colloquial, derogatory) a spoilt tourist from China, usually a middle-aged woman; a Karen

Phrase capitalized: DAMA

DAMA

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of discharged against medical advice.

Forms of dama

pluraldamas

Origin of dama

Compare Turkish dama, Northern Kurdish دامە (dame).

Borrowed from Chinese 大媽 /大妈 (dàmā, “paternal aunt”)

Phrases with dama

Questions about dama

What does dama mean?
Dama means the game of Turkish draughts.
What part of speech is dama?
Dama can be a noun or a phrase.
What is the plural of dama?
The plural of dama is damas.

Words near dama in the dictionary

  1. dam plates
  2. dam up
  3. dam'
  4. dam-plate
  5. dam-plates
  6. dama
  7. dama gazelle
  8. dama gazelles
  9. dama wallabies
  10. dama wallaby
  11. Damacan

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