a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
any hyrax.
a district in W India, part of the union territory of Daman and Diu: formerly a Portuguese colony, then (1961–87) part of the union territory of Goa, Daman, and Diu.
the chief town of this district.
1730–40; < Arabic damān ( Isrā'īl ), literally, lamb (of Israel)
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C. L. N. I. J. The Lucknow commentator says daman i gul means the maid's cheek.
From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar
My escort explains that they are daman trails, in other words the trails worn by Turkoman raiders passing back and forth on their man-stealing expeditions, before their subjugation by the Russians.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas
It is of about the size of a rabbit, and closely resembles the daman.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section I, J, K, and L by Project Gutenberg
An outlying village like Karize must, indeed, have had a hard struggle for existence; right in the heart of the daman country, too.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas
Daman Singh remembered her father as "completely helpless about the house and could neither boil an egg, nor switch on the television".
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2024
While studying at Cambridge, the lack of funds bothered Singh, his daughter, Daman Singh, wrote in a book on her parents.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2024
Boston University also got 11 points from Daman.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
Daman finished 3 of 6 from the field to finish with seven points.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2022
Nana’s own father, who was a lowly stone carver in the nearby village of Gul Daman, disowned her.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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