Sion
1[ French syawn ]
/ French syɔ̃ /
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noun
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
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-sion
a noun suffix appearing in loanwords from Latin: compulsion.
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Sion
noun
(French sjɔ̃) a town in SW Switzerland, capital of Valais canton, on the River Rhône. Pop: 27 171 (2000)Latin name: Sedunum
(ˈsaɪən) a variant of Zion
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