noun
Elam
EE-luhm
noun
1
An ancient civilization and kingdom located in what is now southwestern Iran, with its capital at Susa.
"Elam flourished for thousands of years before eventually falling to the Persians."
How to Use Elam
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe name of an ancient empire in present-day Iran, one of the earliest civilizations in the region.
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Etymology
Borrowed through Hebrew and Akkadian from an older Sumerian name for the region.