What does susa mean?

Definitions for susa
ˈsu sə, -sɑsusa

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Sousse, Susa, Susahnoun

    a port city in eastern Tunisia on the Mediterranean

Wiktionary

  1. Susanoun

    the capital of Elam, on the site of present day Shush

  2. Etymology: From Susa, from Σοῦσα.

Wikipedia

  1. Susa

    Susa ( SOO-sə; Middle Elamite:

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  1. susa

    Susa is an ancient city in the Elamite, Persian, and Parthian empires of Iran. It is located in the lower Zagros Mountains, about 160 miles east of the Tigris River and between the Karkheh and Dez Rivers. The site now consists of three overlapping mounds of ruins covering approximately 330 acres. Susa was one of the most important cities of the Ancient Near East and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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  1. Susa

    Susa was an ancient city of the Elamite, Persian and Parthian empires of Iran. It is located in the lower Zagros Mountains about 250 km east of the Tigris River, between the Karkheh and Dez Rivers. The modern Iranian town of Shush is located at the site of ancient Susa. Shush is the administrative capital of the Shush County of Iran's Khuzestan province. It had a population of 64,960 in 2005.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Susa

    an ancient city of Persia, now in ruins, that spread over an area of 3 sq. m., on the Kerkha, 250 m. SE. of Bagdad; was for long the favourite residence of the Persian kings, the ruins of whose famous palace, described in Esther, are still extant.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. susa

    (in the Old Testament Shushan; ruins at Shus). The winter residence of the Persian kings, stood in the district Cissia of the province of Susiana, on the eastern bank of the river Choaspes. It was conquered by Antigonus in 315 B.C. It was once more attacked by Molo in his rebellion against Antiochus the Great; and during the Arabian conquest of Persia it held out bravely for a long time, defended by Hormuzan.

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  1. SUSA

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SUSA

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Susa is ranked #32123 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Susa surname appeared 718 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Susa.

    74.6% or 536 total occurrences were White.
    14.7% or 106 total occurrences were Asian.
    8% or 58 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.1% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of susa in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of susa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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