[Fr. syawn] 
| a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland. 23,100. |
[zahy-uh
n] | 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. |
n < Heb, as above| Zi·on (zī'ən) n.
[Middle English Sion, from Old English, from Late Latin Siōn, from Greek Seiōn, from Hebrew ṣiyyôn; see ṣwy2 in Semitic roots.] |