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  Palmyra

  noun

  an ancient city in central Syria, NE of Damascus: reputedly built by Solomon.
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  palmyra

  noun

  a tall tropical Asian palm, Borassus flabellifer, with large fan-shaped leaves used for thatching and weaving; grown also for its edible seedlings

Palmyra

American  

[pal-mahy-ruh] / pælˈmaɪ rə /

noun

1. an ancient city in central Syria, NE of Damascus: reputedly built by Solomon.

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Palmyra ¹ British  

/ pælˈmaɪrə /

noun

1. Biblical name: Tadmor. an ancient city in central Syria: said to have been built by Solomon

2. an island in the central Pacific, in the Line Islands: under US administration

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palmyra ² British  

/ pælˈmaɪrə /

noun

1. a tall tropical Asian palm, Borassus flabellifer, with large fan-shaped leaves used for thatching and weaving; grown also for its edible seedlings

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Etymology

Origin of palmyra

C17: from Portuguese palmeira palm tree (see _palm ²); perhaps influenced by _Palmyra , city in Syria

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The US has been carrying out large-scale strikes on IS targets in Syria, dubbed Operation Hawkeye Strike, since the deaths of the three American on 13 December 2025 in Palmyra, central Syria.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026

The Americans killed in the Palmyra attack last weekend were Iowa National Guard sergeants William Howard and Edgar Torres Tovar, and Ayad Mansoor Sakat, a civilian from Michigan who worked as an interpreter.

From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025

The Dec. 13 attack took place at a fortified facility of the Internal Security Command, Syria’s main domestic security force, near Palmyra.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

Leo Brent Bozell IV, 44, of Palmyra, Pennsylvania, was one of the first rioters to enter the Capitol and among the first to reach the Senate floor during the Jan. 6, 2021, siege.

From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024

My father wanted to visit the Sacred Grove in Palmyra, New York—the forest where, according to Joseph Smith, God had appeared and commanded him to found the true church.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

While removable wallpaper may not be in the cards for me, others shouldn't be denied the pure joy of a palmyra leaf-covered wall.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2022

"As we approached Jaffna, we sensed the smell of its palmyra" palm trees common in the north.

From US News ● Oct. 11, 2014

Thousands of Sri Lankans have tried to flee their country in recent years In a desolate grove of palmyra trees, I meet Dilip, 21, a Tamil man.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2013

Huh? — tacony palmyra July 28, 2010 5:52 pm I hope NYC’s system is more realistic than the letter grading system here in Los Angeles.

From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2010

A rope of palmyra fibre was brought, and the women then proceeded to swathe it round with the cord, giving the body a sitting position.

From The Ruined Cities of Zululand by Hugh Mulleneux Walmsley

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