Susa

[ soo-suh, -sah ]

/ ˈsu sə, -sɑ /

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.

Definition for susa (2 of 2)

Elam

[ ee-luh m ]

/ ˈi ləm /

noun

an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.

Also called Susiana.

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Examples from the Web for susa

It is highly probable that we have, in the bas-relief, a representation of the city of Susa or Shusan.
Discoveries among the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon|Austen H. Layard
Bonga is the principal town and capital of Susa; and there the king principally resides, in a stone house of two stories.
The Highlands of Ethiopia|William Cornwallis Harris
Eimsin vainly appealed for help against him to his relative and suzerain Kudur-lagamar, who had succeeded Simtishilkhak at Susa.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 4 (of 12)|G. Maspero
Alexander found in Susa all the captives of quality he had left there.
Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. II of II)|Charles Bucke

Dread is that shore between Susa and Senegal, on the western edge of Africa—by mariners most dreaded of any other in the world.
The Boy Slaves|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for susa (1 of 2)

Susa

/ (ˈsuːsə) /

noun

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 ParthiansBiblical name: Shushan

British Dictionary definitions for susa (2 of 2)

Elam

/ (ˈiːləm) /

noun

an ancient kingdom east of the River Tigris: established before 4000 bc; probably inhabited by a non-Semitic people

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