palmyra

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n. pr. (Syrien) Tedmir, Tedmür. Palmir
Turkish - Turkish

Definition of palmyra in Turkish Turkish dictionary

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TAMAR
(Osmanlı Dönemi) (TIMÂR) Yüksek mekan, yüce yer
English - English
an ancient Aramaic oasis-city in Syria, on the site of present-day Tadmor
biblical Tadmor Ancient city, Syria, northeast of Damascus, at the modern city of Tadmur. Said to have been built by King Solomon, it became prominent in the 3rd century BC, when the Seleucid dynasty made the road through Palmyra one of the routes of east-west trade. Under Roman control by the reign of Tiberius, it briefly regained autonomy in the 3rd century AD under the Arab queen Zenobia. The main military station on the road that linked Damascus to the Euphrates River, it was conquered by the Muslims in 634. Inscriptions in the Aramaic language supply information on the city's trade with India via the Persian Gulf and with Egypt, Rome, and Syria. Ancient ruins reveal the city's plan
More than eight hundred uses to which it is put are enumerated by native writers
tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving
It is found native along the entire northern shores of the Indian Ocean, from the mouth of the Tigris to New Guinea
A species of palm (Borassus flabelliformis) having a straight, black, upright trunk, with palmate leaves
{i} tall Asian and African palm tree bearing edible fruit
Its wood is largely used for building purposes; its fruit and roots serve for food, its sap for making toddy, and its leaves for thatching huts
borassus

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Palmyra Atoll
{i} uninhabited atoll in Northern Pacific Ocean southeast of Kingman Reef and north of Kiribati Line Islands located nearly south of the Hawaiian Islands (half way between Hawaii and American Samoa) which forms a part of the United States Minor Outlying Islands
Tamar
A female given name of biblical origin
Tamar
A daughter-in-law of Judah; a daughter of David; a daughter of Absalom
Tamar
{i} female first name; family name (Hebrew)