Nysa

[ nahy-suh ]

nounClassical Mythology.
  1. the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.

  2. one of the Nysaean Nymphs.

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Nysa

/ (ˈnɪsə) /


noun
  1. the Polish name for the Neisse (def. 1)

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