Synonyms for damascus
dəˈmæs kəsdam·as·cus

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1. Dimash, Damascus, capital of Syrianoun

   an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus

   Synonyms:
   capital of Syria

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1. • Syria
   • National Capital

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1. List of paraphrases for "damascus":

   damas, syria, checkers, al-sham

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How to use damascus in a sentence?

1. Nafisa Khwais:

   Shireen is my daughter. Her parents died, but we are all her parents. We are all her family, two weeks ago, she hid me behind her back when clashes erupted by Damascus Gate, and said to me :' Mother, come here. I'm so worried about you' and handed me a bottle of water. I loved Shireen. She was the voice of all Palestinians.

2. Lina Khatib:

   This attack in Damascus will show other rebel groups it is capable of delivering results.

3. Chris Wheeler:

   U.S. banks have mainly done what's needed to be done and are on an upward curve then you have the 'Road to Damascus banks'. They've finally realized that the market won't bail them out and they have to make some fundamental changes - Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Barclays. It's going to be a year of major change that, in most cases, won't be completed for a number of years.

4. Valerie Szybala:

   They are re-engineering Syria, they have doubled down to close down the last pockets of resistance near Damascus.

5. Iyad Harab:

   I came here after I finished with events at Damascus Gate, after the march passed through... There were clashes here, and I came to film the young Jews. After they saw that I was filming, they came and told me' don't film.' Then they attacked me. Someone came and sprayed me with pepper spray or tear gas, I don't know exactly, i fell onto the ground, I couldn't see anything. And, after I fell, they came with sticks, they hit me in the head, the back, the leg. They knocked me down, and continued to beat me once I was on the ground. I want to emphasize that Israeli Police, I yelled and screamed, and Israeli Police were on site and didn't do anything. Israeli Police didn't move a finger.