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1. | [ noun ] an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal | |
Synonyms: | Utopia Zion | |
Related terms: | imaginary_place Erewhon | |
2. | [ noun ] (government,geography) Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine | |
Synonyms: | Yisrael Zion state_of_israel Israel | |
Related terms: | country Israeli Middle_East Jerusalem Tel_Aviv accho Sodom Bethelem West_Bank Dead_Sea Negev Golan_Heights Haifa caesarea mount_carmel Jordan galilee bethlehem Gomorrah Gaza_Strip kibbutz idf haganah mossad general_security_services sayeret a'man 15_may_organization pflp-gc kach moshav fatah_tanzim | |
3. | [ noun ] (Old Testament,geography) originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem | |
Synonyms: | zion | |
Examples: | "the inhabitants of Jerusalem are personified as `the daughter of Zion'" |
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Related terms: | hill Jerusalem | |
Similar spelling: |
Sin Sinn Sine Sina Simo Sian Siwan Sinha sinew Sinai sinewy sienna Sim Siouan Sium Sime Sima Siam |