Daman
A capital of the union territory of Daman and Diu, India.
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
• A and M, A. and M., Madan, Manda, ad-man, adman, amand
daman (plural damans)
The hyrax.
• A and M, A. and M., Madan, Manda, ad-man, adman, amand
Source: Wiktionary
Da"man, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small herbivorous mammal of the genus Hyrax. The species found in Palestine and Syria is Hyrax Syriacus; that of Northern Africa is H. Brucei; -- called also ashkoko, dassy, and rock rabbit. See Cony, and Hyrax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
