Nysa

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnɪsə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nī′sə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ny•sa  (nī′sə),USA pronunciation n. [Class. Myth.]
  1. Mythologythe mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
  2. Mythologyone of the Nysaean Nymphs.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Nysa /ˈnɪsə/ n
  1. the Polish name for the Neisse1
'Nysa' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Nysaean Nymphs

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