Palmyra

[ pal-mahy-ruh ]

/ pælˈmaɪ rə /

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

Biblical name Tadmor.

Example sentences from the Web for palmyra

“Palmyra, Krac des Chevaliers, Afamia, the Umayyad Mosque—I took them everywhere,” he said, speaking to me in English.

Local Truces Are Syria’s Sad Little Pieces of Peace |Joshua Hersh |November 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A piece of palmyra leaf, about a foot or so in length and the width of a finger, is taken, and one end of it is knotted.

Castes and Tribes of Southern India |Edgar Thurston
The gourd called churakhai, palmyra fruit, and palmyra jaggery are taboo to the Nambūtiri at all times.

Castes and Tribes of Southern India |Edgar Thurston
Returning to the vicinity of Palmyra, Smith and his followers began to dig for the plates on the eastern side of the hill.

Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 |Various

And every citizen of Palmyra, save a few sottish souls, is with me.

Zenobia |William Ware
Surely it is no such great matter to remove from Rome to Palmyra.

Zenobia |William Ware

palmyra

/ (pælˈmaɪrə) /

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

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

Palmyra

/ (pælˈmaɪrə) /

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

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