"Nyssa" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nyssa
  1. A female given name Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Nyssa-en-name-44it7l9B
  2. (historical) An ancient Roman town in Cappadocia, noted for its once bishop, the 4th century Christian saint Gregory of Nyssa. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Nyssa-en-name-zDDjtUKA
  3. A city in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Oregon, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Oregon, USA, Places in the United States, Ancient settlements
    Sense id: en-Nyssa-en-name-zzUmIQug Disambiguation of Ancient settlements: 15 14 70 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 9 66 8 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 17 55 11 11

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          "text": "“What?” Nyssa asks, in shock.\nBejine hurries from the area with his daughter in his arms. Barry, Nyssa and the rest quickly follow.\nBejine stops outside of the portal. He is about to enter it when Nyssa stops him.\n“You said 'only on this world'?\" Nyssa remarks. \"What did you mean by that?\"",
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