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

Four out of five anticipated launches took place in 2025 following Ariane's inaugural 2024 flight, unprecedented for a new launcher, according to ArianeGroup president Marc Sion.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Four Swiss police officers carried each coffin into the Italian air force transport plane at Sion Airport in southwest Switzerland.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

That affected some of the island's youngsters like Sion Emlyn Lloyd who planned for a career 30 miniutes from home but has now moved 300 miles away for work.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025

We “come unto Mount Sion, the city of the living God, and to an innumerable company of angels.”

From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by Findlay, G. G.