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Sidon

American  
[sahyd-n] / ˈsaɪd n /

noun

  1. a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.


Sidon British  
/ ˈsaɪdən /

noun

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

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

Later, there was an attack in the centre of the city of Sidon, which is located on the coast roughly halfway between Tyre and the capital Beirut.

From BBC Jun. 10, 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

A line of cars stretched as far as the eye could see along the country's southern coast as residents of affected areas fled to the ancient city of Sidon in search of safety.

From Barron's Mar. 19, 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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