what does Sion mean?
SION as NOUN
- Meaning
- an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal
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Hypernyms(s) Sion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean
- formerly part of Palestine
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Hypernyms(s) Sion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites)
- above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill
- finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem
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Usage Example(s)
- the inhabitants of Jerusalem are personified as
Hypernyms(s) Sion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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