Susa

[soo-suh, -sah]

Su·sa

[soo-suh, -sah]
noun
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
Biblical name, Shushan.

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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E·lam

[ee-luhm]
noun
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
Also called Susiana.
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Sousse, Susa or Susah (suːs)
 
n
Ancient name: Hadrumetum a port in E Tunisia, on the Mediterranean: founded by the Phoenicians in the 9th century bc. Pop: 191 000 (2005 est)
 
Susa, Susa or Susah (suːs, ˌhædrəˈmiːtəm)
 
n
 
Susah, Susa or Susah (suːs, ˌhædrəˈmiːtəm, ˌhædrəˈmiːtəm)
 
n

Susa (ˈsuːsə)
 
n
Biblical name: Shushan an ancient city north of the Persian Gulf: capital of Elam and of the Persian Empire; flourished as a Greek polis under the Seleucids and Parthians

Susah or Susa (ˈsuːzə)
 
n
other names for Sousse
 
Susa or Susa
 
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Susa

capital of Elam (Susiana) and administrative capital of the Achaemenian king Darius I and his successors from 522 BC. It was located at the foot of the Zagros Mountains near the bank of the Karkheh Kur (Choaspes) River in the Khuzistan region of Iran.

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