ZION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal
   Synonym(s)
   • Sion (what does Sion mean?)
   • Utopia (what does Utopia mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Zion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • imaginary place (what does imaginary place mean?)
   • mythical place (what does mythical place mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Erewhon (what does Erewhon mean?)
2. Meaning
   • Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean
   • formerly part of Palestine
   Synonym(s)
   • Israel (what does Israel mean?)
   • Sion (what does Sion mean?)
   • State of Israel (what does State of Israel mean?)
   • Yisrael (what does Yisrael mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Zion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • country (what does country mean?)
   • state (what does state mean?)
   • land (what does land mean?)
3. 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
   Synonym(s)
   • Sion (what does Sion mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the inhabitants of Jerusalem are personified as
   Hypernyms(s) Zion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hill (what does hill mean?)