Susanna

[ soo-zan-uh ]

/ suˈzæn ə /

noun

a book of the Apocrypha, constituting the 13th chapter of Daniel in the Douay Bible.

Also Su·san·nah. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “lily.”

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She Mattersby Susanna Sonnenberg The author collects female friends like kitchenware, but engineers many interpersonal collapses.
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Susanna C. Larsson, et al. “Coffee Consumption and Risk of Stroke in Women.”
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Susanna Martin, an aged woman of Amesbury, Mass., was tried and executed for the alleged crime of witchcraft.
The Works of Whittier, Volume I (of VII)|John Greenleaf Whittier

Susanna will cook it, I'm sure—or, maybe, let me do it myself.
The Brass Bound Box|Evelyn Raymond
He put Susanna Noda aside and moved to the dim middle of the room.
Linda Condon|Joseph Hergesheimer
Susanna herself in v. 22 evidently remembers David's words in II.
The Three Additions to Daniel, A Study|William Heaford Daubney
She was fairly certain that Miss Susanna would never give any such consent.
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British Dictionary definitions for susanna

Susanna

/ (suːˈzænə) /

noun Apocrypha

the wife of Joachim, who was condemned to death for adultery because of a false accusation, but saved by Daniel's sagacity

the book of the Apocrypha containing this story

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Susanna

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Susanna

noun Apocrypha