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damascus

Syllables: Da·mas·cus/dəˈmæskəs/

damascus is the ellipsis of Damascus steel.

Meaning of Damascus steel

Noun

Damascus steel (countable and uncountable, plural Damascus steels)

  1. A kind of steel used in swordmaking from about 300 BC to 1700 AD, characterized by distinctive patterns of banding and mottling reminiscent of flowing water.
  2. A modern composite steel made of distinctive portionings of different steels in patterns, resembling that of ancient Damascus steel
  3. Any pattern-welded steel

Proper noun capitalized: Damascus

Damascus

  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. (metonymically) The Syrian government.
  2. A governorate in Syria.
  3. A town in Faulkner County and Van Buren County, Arkansas.
  4. A minor city in Early County, Georgia.
  5. A census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland.
  6. A census-designated place in Mahoning County and Columbiana County, Ohio.
  7. A census-designated place in Clackamas County, Oregon.
  8. A township and village therein, in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
  9. A town in Washington County, Virginia.
  10. A rural community in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  11. A rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.

Synonyms of damascus

Origin of damascus

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

Words formed from damascus

Phrases with damascus

Questions about damascus

What does damascus mean?
Damascus means 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.
What is damascus the ellipsis of?
Damascus is the ellipsis of Damascus steel.
What part of speech is damascus?
Damascus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce damascus?
Damascus is pronounced /dəˈmæskəs/.

Words near damascus in the dictionary

  1. damascenones
  2. Damasco
  3. damascone
  4. damascones
  5. Damascos
  6. damascus
  7. Damascus barrel
  8. Damascus barrels
  9. Damascus rose
  10. damascus steel
  11. Damascus steels

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