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Sion

  [Fr. syawn]
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–noun
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland. 23,100.

Si⋅on

  [sahy-uhn]
–noun
Zion.

Zi⋅on

  [zahy-uhn]
–noun
1. a hill in Jerusalem, on which the Temple was built (used to symbolize the city itself, esp. as a religious or spiritual center).
2. the Jewish people.
3. Palestine as the Jewish homeland and symbol of Judaism.
4. heaven as the final gathering place of true believers.
5. a city in NE Illinois. 17,861.
Also, Sion (for defs. 1–4).

Origin:
bef. 1000; < Heb sīyyōn; r. ME, OE Sion < LL (Vulgate) Siōn < Gk (Septuagint) Sein < Heb, as above
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Zi·on   (zī'ən)   
n.  
    1. The historic land of Israel as a symbol of the Jewish people.
    2. The Jewish people; Israel.
  2. A place or religious community regarded as sacredly devoted to God.
  3. An idealized, harmonious community; utopia.

[Middle English Sion, from Old English, from Late Latin Siōn, from Greek Seiōn, from Hebrew ṣiyyôn; see ṣwy2 in Semitic roots.]
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