[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

elam
     n : an ancient country in southwestern asia east of the tigris
         river in what is modern iran; was known for its warlike
         people syn: susiana
see also:
susiana 

[2] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

elam
   highland, the son of shem gen. 10:22, and the name of the
   country inhabited by his descendants 14:1, 9; isa. 11:11; 21:2,
   etc. lying to the east of babylonia, and extending to the shore
   of the mediterranean, a distance in a direct line of about 1,000
   miles. the name elam is an assyrian word meaning "high."
   
     "the inhabitants of elam, or 'the highlands,' to the east of
   babylon, were called elamites. they were divided into several
   branches, speaking different dialects of the same agglutinative
   language. the race to which they belonged was brachycephalic, or
   short-headed, like the pre-semitic sumerians of babylonia.
   
     "the earliest elamite kingdom seems to have been that of
   anzan, the exact site of which is uncertain; but in the time of
   abraham, shushan or susa appears to have already become the
   capital of the country. babylonia was frequently invaded by the
   elamite kings, who at times asserted their supremacy over it as
   in the case of chedorlaomer, the kudur-lagamar, or 'servant of
   the goddess lagamar,' of the cuneiform texts.
   
     "the later assyrian monarchs made several campaigns against
   elam, and finally assur-bani-pal about b.c. 650 succeeded in
   conquering the country, which was ravaged with fire and sword.
   on the fall of the assyrian empire, elam passed into the hands
   of the persians" a.h. sayce.
   
     this country was called by the greeks cissia or susiana.
   

[3] : Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)

elam, a young man; a virgin; a secret

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