Definitions for damiettaˌdæm iˈɛt ə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Dam•i•et•taˌdæm iˈɛt ə(n.)
a city in NE Egypt, in the Nile delta. 121,200.
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: Arabic, Dumyat.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Damietta
a town, the third largest, in Egypt, on an eastern branch of the Nile, 8 m. from its mouth; has a trade in grain, rice, hides, fish, &c.; was taken by St. Louis in 1249, and restored on payment of his ransom from captivity.
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