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DIMASH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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; Damascus; Dimash
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Meronyms (members of "Dimash"):
Damascene (a native or inhabitant of Damascus)
Holonyms ("Dimash" is a part of...):
Syria; Syrian Arab Republic (an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization)
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