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Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
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	Sion
     n 1: 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; "the inhabitants of
          Jerusalem are personified as `the daughter of Zion'"
          [syn: Zion]
     2: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of
        Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine [syn: Israel,
        State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion]
     3: an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal [syn: Utopia,
         Zion]

Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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	Sion
   elevated. (1.) Denotes Mount Hermon in Deut. 4:48; called Sirion
   by the Sidonians, and by the Amorites Shenir (Deut. 3:9). (See HERMON.)
   
     (2.) The Greek form of Zion (q.v.) in Matt. 21:5; John 12:15.

Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)
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