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(nĭs'ə) , name of several ancient cities devoted to the worship of Dionysus. The best known of them is a town of Cappadocia, Asia Minor, near the Halys (now the Kizil Irmak) River. It was the residence of St. Gregory of Nyssa.


 
 
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Meaning #1: tupelos: deciduous trees of moist habitats especially swamps and beside ponds
  Synonym: genus Nyssa


 
Wikipedia: Nyssa (disambiguation)

Nyssa may refer to:

  • the genus name for the tupelo tree
  • Nyssa (name), a female name
    • Nyssa of Traken, a companion of the Fourth and Fifth Doctors in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who
    • Nyssa Raatko, a Batman supervillainess
  • Nyssa (Cappadocia), the ancient name of the city of Nevşehir, Turkey
  • Nyssa, Oregon
  • New York State Sociological Association (NYSSA)

 
 

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