daman

¹ American  

[dam-uhn] / ˈdæm ən /

noun

1. a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.

2. any hyrax.

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Daman ² American  

[duh-mahn] / dəˈmɑn /

noun

1. 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.

2. the chief town of this district.

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Daman ¹ British  

/ dɑːˈmɑːn /

noun

1. Portuguese name: Damão.  a coastal town in W India, the chief town of Daman and Diu. Pop: 35 743 (2001)

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daman ² British  

/ ˈdæmən /

noun

1. esp the Syrian rock hyrax a rare name for the hyrax See also cony

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Etymology

Origin of daman

1730–40; < Arabic damān ( Isrā'īl ), literally, lamb (of Israel)

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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