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Definition: Sion
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]