"Damaskus" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /daˈmaskʊs/ Audio: De-Damaskus.ogg Forms: Damaskus' [genitive], Damaskus [genitive]
Etymology: From Latin Damascus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), from an ancient Semitic language. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|la|Damascus}} Latin Damascus, {{der|de|grc|Δαμασκός}} Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), {{der|de|sem|-}} Semitic Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Damaskus n (proper noun, genitive Damaskus' or (with an article) Damaskus)
  1. Damascus (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) Wikipedia link: de:Damaskus Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Cities in Syria, Places in Syria Derived forms: Damaskuserlebnis, Damaszener, damaszenisch Related terms: Damast
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