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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] / sjɔ̃ /

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

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Sion -sion

For the year ended March 31, profitability fell short of expectations, Chief Executive Martin Sion said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 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

Sion, 38, from Porthmadog, Gwynedd, began his fitness journey in 2013 after his first year at university in Liverpool.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

Crans-Montana is in Switzerland's southwestern Wallis canton and the hearings are taking place in the cantonal capital Sion.

From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026

"At least we will walk home with you," replied her friend; and accordingly the two eldest girls and Mr. Stephenson accompanied her to Sion Row.

From The Widow Barnaby Vol. II (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor

Words which in their shortest form end in -d, -de, -ge, -unit, -rt, -se, -sr, take the ending -sion; e.g., abscind, abscission; include, inclusion; emerge, emersion; remit, remission; infuse, infusion; repress, repression.

From Division of Words Rules for the Division of Words at the Ends of Lines, with Remarks on Spelling, Syllabication and Pronunciation by Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)

What should be done with the terminations -able, -ible, -tion, -cial, -tive, -ive, and -sion?

From Division of Words Rules for the Division of Words at the Ends of Lines, with Remarks on Spelling, Syllabication and Pronunciation by Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)