Damascene
adjective
of or relating to the city of Damascus.
Damascenes
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present tense formof Damascene (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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For many Damascenes, the dominant feelings are a mix of joy and trepidation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2024
Loveday Morris and Ahmed Ramadan report from Beirut: While potential options for military intervention were debated in the West, Damascenes did what little they could to prepare.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 29, 2013
The fighter plane was the victim of a "Soviet SAM," as Damascenes call their wonder weapon.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ending the first sequence in the latest round of shuttle diplomacy in Damascus last week, Kissinger was hailed by Damascenes as "al mu'allim," literally the boss who makes things happen.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the end, and owing in a great measure to the valour of the young knight, the Damascenes owned themselves beaten, and their king remained a captive in the hands of Sir Bevis.
From The Red Romance Book by H. J. (Henry Justice) Ford
