Sidonian
adjective
relating to, coming from, or living in the ancient or present-day city of Sidon.
Sidonian
American
[sahy-dohn-ee-uhn]
/ saɪˈdoʊn i ən /
adjective
noun
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Sidonians
plural
sidonian
British
/ saɪˈdəʊnɪən /
adjective
noun
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The most valuable possessions in the treasuries of the Greek princes are Sidonian works of art.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) by Max Duncker
The camp in the centre, exactly on the east of the city, was occupied by the main army; Belisarius's large tent of blue Sidonian silk, with its purple standard, towered in the middle.
From A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) by Felix Dahn
The prow of the Sidonian rushed past them.
From A Victor of Salamis by William Stearns Davis
Their rage knew no bounds when a boat bearing two heralds put out from the shore and entered the Sidonian Harbor.
From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Robert H. Fuller
A mane of fine-spun golden hair fell over the shoulders of his Sidonian robe; his face was like the sunshine, and his eyes were filled with the gladness of living.
From Superwomen by Albert Payson Terhune
Hence it was, that they were in common with the Apis and Mneuis styled Alphi, and Alpha: which name was likewise current among the Tyrians, and Sidonians.
From A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) by Jacob Bryant
No attempt was made to conquer these, although border-conflicts took place between the tribes of Judah, Dan, and Asher, and Philistines and Sidonians.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Max Duncker
All watering-places you claim to be Queen of, As proud as the Tyrians or the Sidonians?
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, March 18, 1893 by Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand
He married Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians, and then began to worship the Phœnician god Baal.
From The Children's Bible by Henry A. Sherman
He married Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians, a most masterful and wicked woman.
From Training the Teacher by A. F. Schauffler
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