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daman

Cony \Co"ny\ (? or ?; 277), n. [OE. coning, conig, coni, OF. connin, conin, connil, fr. L. cuniculus a rabbit, cony, prob. an Hispanic word.] [Written also coney.]

  1. (Zo["o]l.)

    1. A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit ( Lepus cuniculus).

    2. The chief hare.

      Note: The cony of Scripture is thought to be Hyrax Syriacus, called also daman, and cherogril. See Daman.

  2. A simpleton. [Obs.]

    It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our usual phrases of cony and cony catcher.
    --Diet's Dry Dinner (1599).

  3. (Zo["o]l.)

    1. An important edible West Indian fish ( Epinephelus apua); the hind of Bermuda.

    2. A local name of the burbot. [Eng.]

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daman

n. The hyrax.

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Daman

Daman may refer to:

Places:

  • Daman, Pakistan, a village in Pakistan
  • Damaan Valley (Daman valley) a valley in Pakistan.
  • Daman, Daman and Diu, a city in India
  • Daman District, India
  • Daman and Diu, a union territory in India
  • Daman District, Afghanistan
  • Daman, Afghanistan, a village
  • Daman, Iran, a village
  • Daman, Nepal, a village

People:

  • Damara people, also known as the Daman, an ethnic group in Namibia
  • Heshana Khan (died 619), personal name Ashina Daman, a khan of the Western Turkic Khaganate
  • Daman Hongren (601-674), Chinese Buddhist patriarch
  • Rick Daman, Dutch sprint canoer
  • Ustad Daman (1911-1984), real name Chiragh Deen, Punjabi poet and mystic

Other uses:

  • Cyclone Daman, December 2007
  • Battle of Dasman Palace, also called the Battle of Daman, fought on August 2–3, 1990, during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
  • Daman Indo-Portuguese language, spoken in Daman and Diu
  • Daman, National Health Insurance Company, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence, a 2001 Hindi film starring Raveena Tandon
  • Daman (film) A Victim of Marital Violence is a 2001 Indian film directed by Kalpana Lajmi released on 4 May 2001.
  • Daman, a term used in some Bible translations for the rock hyrax.
  • Daaman (Film) A Pakistani film released in 1963.
Daman (film)

Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence is a 2001 Indian drama film directed by Kalpana Lajmi released on 4 May 2001. The lead actress, Raveena Tandon, won the distinguished National Film Award for Best Actress for her role as Durga Saikia. The film follows the story of a battered wife. The film was distributed by India's Government.

Daman (health insurance company)

Daman (Arabic: ضمان) - is a non- life insurance conventional health insurance government-affiliated company in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It started operations in May 2006, with over 1000 employees. Mohammed Sultan bin Ghanoum Al Hameli - 1 is the chairman and Dr. Michael Bitzer is the CEO of Daman.

Daman offers a range of health insurance plans with added benefits, extended policy limits and wider geographical coverage.

Daman is a public joint-stock company that is 80% owned by the Abu Dhabi Government with the remaining 20% owned by Munich Re.

With the highest market share in Abu Dhabi, Daman covers more than 2,600,000 members - 2 as of February 2015.

Usage examples of "daman".

She thought about going back to the hotel and tapping into the system to try to track down Daman, Pablo, the others she used to know down there.

Wherever Daman had set up operations, it was going to be on the main strip, accessible, yet not overt.

Billie recognized Daman immediately, the way he held himself, the clothes, strangely out of character with his age, the hands clasped behind his back as he walked.

The words all came in a rush as she tried to get them out before Daman cut her off.

Billie beckoned to Dog, but Daman, as if sensing what she was doing, turned quickly to look over his shoulder.

What Daman said went, and she only hoped Dog would behave himself until she could convince Daman that it was all right to have brought him here.

It was strange for Billie seeing Daman, the others, in an environment like this.

Dog had realized that it was important to convince Daman of what he was saying.

She had respected Daman, looked up to him, just like the rest of the Family.

Pinpin Dan and the string of others, and Daman had allowed all that to happen.

Billie thought some more about the way things had been, down here in Old with Daman and the rest of the crew.

Through it all, Daman had looked after them, planning, building a network of connections, and using them whenever it made sense to do so.

Silas and wondered what it was about this kid that made Daman want to give him an extra level of protection, shielding him from the outside world.

One of the things Daman used was information, and information about people was generally the most useful of all.

As long as she could remember, Daman had always been there, unquestionable.