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| NOUN | 1 | Zion, Sion | Originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites) |
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| 2 | Zion, Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Sion | Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean | |
| 3 | Zion, Utopia, Sion | An imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal |
| Sounds | zay'ahn |
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| Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2521 more rhymes in ahn... |
| 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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| Examples | "the inhabitants of Jerusalem are personified as `the daughter of Zion'" |
| Synonyms | Sion |
| Part of | Jerusalem, capital of Israel |
| Instance of | hill |
| Meaning | Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean. Formerly part of Palestine. |
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| Synonyms | Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Sion |
| Part of | Middle East, Mideast, Near East |
| Members | Israeli |
| Parts | Acre, Akko, Akka, Accho; West Bank; Galilee; Gaza Strip, Gaza; Golan Heights, Golan; Jerusalem, capital of Israel; Bethlehem, Bayt Lahm, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Bethlehem-Judah; Caesarea; Sodom; Gomorrah, Gomorrha; Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv-Yalo, Tel Aviv-Jaffa; Hefa, Haifa; Negev, Negev Desert; Dead Sea; Mount Carmel |
| Region of | al-Fatah, Fatah, al-Asifa; Fatah Tanzim, Tanzim; Kahane Chai, Kach; Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, PFLP-GC; 15 May Organization; Qassam Brigades, Salah al-Din Battalions, Iz Al-Din Al-Qassam Battalions; kibbutz; moshav; Haganah; Israeli Defense Force, IDF; Sayeret Matkal, Sayeret Mat'kal, sayeret; A'man; Mossad; Shin Bet, General Security Services |
| Instance of | country, state, land |
| Meaning | An imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal. |
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| Synonyms | Utopia, Sion |
| Broader | imaginary place, mythical place, fictitious place |
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