Sidon

[ sahyd-n ]

/ ˈsaɪd n /

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noun

a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Sidon

Si·do·ni·an

[sahy-doh-nee-uhn], /saɪˈdoʊ ni ən/, adjective, noun

Words nearby Sidon

siding, sidle, Sidley, Sidmouth, Sidney, Sidon, Sidonian, Sidra, Sidrah, SIDS, siècle

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How to use Sidon in a sentence

On July 22 all the camp leaders met with Hezbollah representatives in Sidon.
Al Qaeda’s Play for Lebanon|Jamie Dettmer|July 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Be silent, you that dwell in the island: the merchants of Sidon passing over the sea, have filled thee.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Emath also in the borders thereof, and Tyre, and Sidon: for they have taken to themselves to be exceeding wise.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Like Tyre and Sidon, these places had their merchant princes, who lived delicately, and whose ships traded far and near.
East Anglia|J. Ewing Ritchie

This city is the rival of Sidon in magnitude, fame, and antiquity, as recorded in many fables.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo
I stepped into the streets of Sidon with a light heart, and looked out on the scene of my contemplated triumph.
Continental Monthly, Vol. I. February, 1862, No. II.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Sidon

Sidon

/ (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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