Zion
A hill in West Jerusalem, in Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly builtA hill in West Jerusalem, in Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events.
» The Protocols of the Elders of Zion plagiarized numerous fictional works.
Meaning
8 sensesA hill in West Jerusalem, in Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events.
Zion
Сио́нSión
Сіо́нSión
(poetic)Jerusalem city proper; or more strictly speaking, the Temple Mount.
(broadly)The whole nation of Israel.
A male given name from Hebrew.
A female given name.
(Mormonism)An association of the righteous.
A city and township in Lake County, Illinois, United States.
A national park of the United States, located in Utah.
Examples
2 sentencesThe Protocols of the Elders of Zion plagiarized numerous fictional works.
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion were a notorious antisemitic forgery.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English Sion, from Old English Syon, from Ecclesiastical Latin Sīōn, from KoinFrom Middle English Sion, from Old English Syon, from Ecclesiastical Latin Sīōn, from Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn), from Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn). Initial Z- was likely under influence from Early New High German Zion, itself influenced by the Ashkenazi pronunciation /t͡s/.
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