Sidon

American

[sahyd-n] / ˈsaɪd n /

noun

a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.

Sidon British

/ ˈsaɪdən /

noun

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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Sidonian

adjective

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Sidon

For now, he would take what stock he could and open a shop in Sidon or Beirut.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

But in Sidon, Hanaa Jaffal said she planned to returning on Monday to Ansar, close to Nabatieh and the Israeli advance.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

The roughly 1,000-mile-long pipeline began operations in 1950, connecting oilfields of eastern Saudi Arabia to the port of Sidon in Lebanon, on the Mediterranean Sea.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026

Nasser Ajram, a paramedic for a local NGO in Sidon, was gripped by anxiety despite his determination to continue his humanitarian mission.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

There was another, known far more widely—Europa, the daughter of the King of Sidon.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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