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• daman
  daman

  noun

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

  noun

  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.

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)