sion
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'"

Related terms: hill Jerusalem
Similar spelling:   Sin
  Sinn
  Sine
  Sina
  Simo
  Sian
  Siwan
  Sinha
  sinew
  Sinai
  sinewy
  sienna
  Sim
  Siouan
  Sium
  Sime
  Sima
  Siam