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]