Vi fant 3 definisjoner av sion på engelsk.
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| sion - Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine | ||
| Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion | ||
| middle east, mideast, near east the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization" | ||
| accho, akka, akko, acre a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean | ||
| west bank an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians | ||
| galilee an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry | ||
| gaza, gaza strip a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt; "he is a Palestinian from Gaza" | ||
| golan, golan heights a fortified hilly area between southern Lebanon and southern Syria; "artillery on the Golan Heights can dominate a large area of Israel" | ||
| capital of israel, jerusalem capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom | ||
| caesarea an ancient seaport in northwestern Israel; an important Roman city in ancient Palestine | ||
| sodom (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Gomorrah) was destroyed by God for the wickedness of its inhabitants | ||
| gomorrah, gomorrha (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Sodom) was destroyed by God for the vice and depravity of its inhabitants | ||
| tel aviv, tel aviv-jaffa, tel aviv-yalo the largest city and financial center of Israel; located in western Israel on the Mediterranean | ||
| haifa, hefa a major port in northwestern Israel | ||
| negev, negev desert a desert in southern Israel | ||
| dead sea a saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan; its surface in 1292 feet below sea level | ||
| mount carmel a mountain range in northwestern Israel near the Mediterranean coast; "according to the Old Testament, Elijah defeated the priests of Baal at Mount Carmel" | ||
| sion - originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem; "the inhabitants of Jerusalem are personified as `the daughter of Zion'" | ||
| Zion, Sion | ||
| sion - an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal | ||
| Utopia, Zion, Sion | ||