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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1. 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.

2. Vladimir Putin:

   We have information from a variety of sources that such provocations... are being prepared in other parts of Syria, including in southern suburbs of Damascus.

3. Alessio Mamo:

   They are not worry-free because they always think about their parents in Damascus, and they are going to German school because they know that if they want a future in Germany, they need to learn German.

4. Valerie Szybala:

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

5. Noah Bonsey:

   But it seems to be the rebel side that is more concerned about the trajectory at this moment, while the regime camp enjoys momentum, the regime itself never showed much openness for compromise even in its most vulnerable moments, so we can expect its current sense of momentum to further reinforce maximalism as Damascus pushes for a decisive military upper hand.