Sidon
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
Other words from Sidon
- Si·do·ni·an [sahy-doh-nee-uhn], /saɪˈdoʊ ni ən/, adjective, noun
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How to use Sidon in a sentence
Then Menelaus gave him the beautiful two-handled cup that had been a gift to himself from the king of the Sidonians.
The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy | Padriac ColumSee what glorious victories she has gained for us Sidonians; she has made us monarchs of the sea!
The Adventures of Captain Mago | Lon CahunThe Aphrodite of the Greeks; the goddess of navigation, and the national deity of the Sidonians.
The Adventures of Captain Mago | Lon CahunPhaedimus king of the Sidonians made me a present of it in the course of a visit that I paid him while I was on my return home.
The Odyssey | HomerHe married Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians, a most masterful and wicked woman.
Training the Teacher | A. F. Schauffler
British Dictionary definitions for Sidon
/ (ˈsaɪdən) /
the chief city of ancient Phoenicia: founded in the third millennium bc; wealthy through trade and the making of glass and purple dyes; now the Lebanese city of Saïda
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