Hama

American

[hah-mah, hah-mah] / ˈhɑ mɑ, hɑˈmɑ /

noun

a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River.

Hama British

/ ˈhɑːmɑː /

noun

Biblical name: Hamath. a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River: an early Hittite settlement; famous for its huge water wheels, used for irrigation since the Middle Ages. Pop: 439 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

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Syria's state news agency said he was detained in Hama province.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Yet the plan still faces significant questions over whether Hama, a U.S.-designated terrorist group, will fully disarm, as it committed to do in the cease-fire that Trump first brokered late last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

In Hama, 15 different families had come forward to claim the bodies as their own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Opposition forces then moved south to the city of Hama, and by Saturday evening had entered Homs, a strategic central city, without facing any resistance from the Syrian army.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2024

So when Harry got a job as a mechanic with the Hama Hama Logging Company out on the Hood Canal—a half day’s journey west of Seattle by car and ferry—joe had to leave too.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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