Hama

American  

[hah-mah, hah-mah] / ˈhɑ mɑ, hɑˈmɑ /

noun

1. a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River.

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Hama British  

/ ˈhɑːmɑː /

noun

1. Biblical name: Hamath.  a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River: an early Hittite settlement; famous for its huge water wheels, used for irrigation since the Middle Ages. Pop: 439 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Discovered days earlier in a well in the countryside outside the city of Hama, the bodies had been sent to Damascus to be examined by Dr. Hourani and his team at the Syrian Identification Center, a forensic lab set up earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Hama, 15 different families had come forward to claim the bodies as their own.

From The Wall Street Journal

Our favorite dish is called hama chill.

From Los Angeles Times

The wheat fields outside Seqalbia, near the Syrian city of Hama, should be golden and heavy with grain.

From BBC

Omar Hama from Niger said he wished the three countries had remained in Ecowas, while simultaneously belonging to the AES.

From BBC