/ Dictionary / Index D Damascus: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Da•mas•cus Pronunciation: (du-mas'kus), [key] — n. a city in and the capital of Syria, in the SW part: reputed to be the oldest continuously existing city in the world. 936,567. French, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: damascus (Thesaurus) Damascenus Damascus steel Related Content Daily Word Quiz: portent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language