Susa

[ soo-suh, -sah ]

noun
  1. 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.

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Susa

/ (ˈsuːsə) /


noun
  1. 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: Biblical name: Shushan

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