Damietta

[ dam-ee-et-uh ]

/ ˌdæm iˈɛt ə /

a city in NE Egypt, in the Nile delta.

Arabic Dumyat.

Example sentences from the Web for damietta

The queen remained at Damietta, which was strongly garrisoned.

Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 of 8 |Various
No wonder, when such was the aspect of the country around Damietta, that the armed pilgrims were impatient to land.

The Boy Crusaders |John G. Edgar
Ben raised his hat, bade me good-day, and went home, and I am sure there was no happier boy in Damietta than he.

The Telegraph Messenger Boy |Edward S. Ellis
They were come to the eastern mouth of the Nile, on which stood the proud city of Damietta.

The Book of Missionary Heroes |Basil Mathews

At that city of Damietta is one of the havens of Egypt; and at Alexandria is that other.

The Travels of Sir John Mandeville |John Mandeville

Damietta

/ (ˌdæmɪˈɛtə) /

a town in NE Egypt, in the Nile delta: important medieval commercial centre Arabic name: Dumyat