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• Sion
  Sion

  noun

  a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
• -sion
  -sion

  a noun suffix appearing in loanwords from Latin.

Sion

¹ American  

[syawn] / syɔ̃ /

noun

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

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Sion ² American  

[sahy-uhn] / ˈsaɪ ən /

noun

1. Zion.

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-sion ³ American  

1. a noun suffix appearing in loanwords from Latin.

   compulsion.

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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

Clive Johnston, 78, from Melmount Road, Sion Mills in County Tyrone, held an open-air service in a safe access zone within the vicinity of Causeway Hospital on 7 July 2024.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

This follows investor concern earlier this month that new Chief Executive Martin Sion would withdraw guidance, Wilkie says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“We are therefore launching immediate actions to stabilize performance, while preparing deeper operational changes to restore sustainable execution, cash generation and profitable growth,” Sion said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Sion, 38, challenged Longevity Wellness Clinic after it used his photos, and was left even more angry when it falsely claimed one of its trainers had worked with him.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

What harm a spinster of forty-eight could do by staying with Lady Holdernesse at Sion, and thence moving to Kensington, and being undecided as to her plans, it is not easy to determine.

From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Rosebery, Archibald Phillip Primrose