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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A ruined city of southwest Iran south of Hamaden. It was the capital of the kingdom of Elam and a capital of the Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great.
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- proper noun historical the capital of
Elam , on the site of present day Shush
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- noun a port city in eastern Tunisia on the Mediterranean
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Examples
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Saw in my vision when I was in the castle of Susa, which is in the province of Elam: and I saw in the vision that I was over the gate of
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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Saw in my vision when I was in the castle of Susa, which is in the province of Elam: and I saw in the vision that I was over the gate of
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Saw in my vision when I was in the castle of Susa, which is in the province of Elam: and I saw in the vision that I was over the gate of
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 32: Daniel The Challoner Revision
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Saw in my vision when I was in the castle of Susa, which is in the province of Elam: and I saw in the vision that I was over the gate of
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous
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It was again afflicted by the Arabs (to whom it is known as Susa) and restored by the Aglabites in the eleventh century.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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Shushan the palace, better known as Susa, one of the royal residences of the kings of Persia.
Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People Washington Gladden 1877
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But it fell out quite otherwise than she had conjectured: for, the wind being from the north, and very equable, with next to no sea, the boat kept an even keel, and next day about vespers bore her to land hard by a city called Susa, full a hundred miles beyond Tunis.
The Decameron, Volume II Giovanni Boccaccio 1344
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But it befell altogether otherwise than as she conceived, for that, the wind being northerly and very light and there being well nigh no sea, the boat rode it out in safety and brought her on the morrow, about vespers, to a beach near a town called Susa, a good hundred miles beyond Tunis.
The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio Giovanni Boccaccio 1344
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008: 002 I saw in the vision; now it was so, that when I saw, I was in the citadel of Susa, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.
The World English Bible (WEB): Anonymous
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008: 002 I saw in the vision; now it was so, that when I saw, I was in the citadel of Susa, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.
The World English Bible (WEB): Daniel Anonymous
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