daman: Meaning and Definition of
dam•an
Pronunciation: (dam'un), [key]
— n.
- a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- any hyrax.
Dam•an
Pronunciation: (du-män'), [key]
— n.
- a district in W India, part of the union territory of Goa, Daman, and Diu: formerly a Portuguese colony.
- the chief town of this district. Portuguese,See
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