Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria;
according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus;
[syn: Dimash, Damascus, capital of Syria]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
capital of Syria
n 1: an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and
present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the
New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul)
underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus
[syn: Dimash, Damascus, capital of Syria]