Definition of palmyras:
(n) :
An ancient city, an oasis in the Syrian Desert, in present-day central Syria, recorded historically from around 2000 BCE, subsequently subject to various empires and destroyed in 273 CE and again in 1400, when it was reduced to a village.
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A city, the county seat of Marion County, Missouri, United States.
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A census-designated place, the county seat of Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States.
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A number of townships in the United States, listed under Palmyra Township.
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A palm (Borassus flabellifer) with straight black upright trunk and palmate leaves, whose wood, fruit, and roots can be used for many purposes.