An ancient Elamite and later Achaemenid Persian city in modern-day Iran.

(historical) Political annexation, specifically that of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938.

plural of ansa compound

(film) The first graded print of an edited film combining sound and picture, which is created for the client to view and approve; his answer decides when the rest of the copies of the film are printed or not.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see answer, for. / (transitive, intransitive) To be held responsible for; to take the blame for something. / (transitive) To guarantee.

A male given name from the Germanic languages; quite rare in English.

present participle of answer back

present participle of answer for

plural of answering machine

A surname.