Damascus | Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

Damascus
DAMASCUS(Δαμασκός: Eth. Δαμασκηνός: the territory ἡ Δαμασκηνή), the capital city of Syria, both in a...

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
Damascus
Dămascus (-os, Luc 3, 215; cf. Prob. II. p. 1462 fin. P., p. 121 Lindem.), i, f., Δαμασκός, Heb. D...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Damascus
a sack full of blood; the similitude of burning ...

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Damascus
Activity, the most ancient of Oriental cities; the capital of Syria (Isa. 7:8; 17:3); situated about...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Damascus
one of the most ancient and most important of the cities of Syria. It is situated 130 miles northeas...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Damascus steel
·add. ·- ·see Damask steel, under <<Damask>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
damascus blade
Swords famed for the quality and temper of the metal, as well as the beauty of the jowhir, or wateri...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Rivers of Damascus
The Abana and Pharpar (2 Kings 5:12). ...

Easton's Bible Dictionary