Homs

[hawms]

noun

1. a city in W Syria.

Homs

/ hɒms, hʊms /

noun

1. Ancient name: Emesa. Former name: Hims. a city in W Syria, near the Orontes River: important in Roman times as the capital of Phoenicia-Lebanesia. Pop: 915 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Attacks were reported near Homs and Palmyra, as well as on the coastal city of Latakia, Sana said late on Monday.

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A video of a student at the University of Homs, in central Syria, went viral, with him calling on Muslims to take revenge immediately against Druze, sparking sectarian violence in communities across the country.

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Homs, Syria's third largest city, saw some of the fiercest fighting of the war.

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But he doesn't know whether he'll get work in Homs to help pay the rent for the flat.

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He can't forget how they escaped at the height of the battle for Homs.

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