Sion

¹ American  

[sahy-uhn] / ˈsaɪ ən /

noun

1. Zion.

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-sion ² American  

1. a noun suffix appearing in loanwords from Latin.

   compulsion.

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Sion ³ American  

[syawn] / syɔ̃ /

noun

1. a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.

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Sion British  

noun

1. Latin name: Sedunum.  a town in SW Switzerland, capital of Valais canton, on the River Rhône. Pop: 27 171 (2000)

2. a variant of Zion

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Etymology

Origin of -sion

< Latin, equivalent to -s ( us ), variant of -tus past participle suffix + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

He drove his son and two other young burn victims to the nearest hospital, in the town of Sion.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cardiff-born actor Siôn Daniel Young, who plays one half of a gay couple trying to adopt a child, won best actor for the musical drama, which was also awarded prizes for writing, editing and directing and best television drama.

From BBC

Sion Daniel, who plays one half of a gay couple trying to adopt a child, won best actor for the musical drama, which was also awarded prizes for writing, editing and directing and best television drama.

From BBC

Set against the backdrop of Switzerland's iconic mountainous landscape, the tournament will take place across eight cities: Basel, Bern, Geneva, Zurich, St Gallen, Sion, Lucerne and Thun.

From BBC

Praise is due to you in Sion, O God.

From BBC