Sion
noun
1.
Zion.
noun
1.
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
1.
a noun suffix appearing in loanwords from Latin:
compulsion.
noun
1.
a canton in SW Switzerland. 2021 sq. mi. (5235 sq. km).
Capital: Sion.
noun
1.
(French) (sjɔ̃). a town in SW Switzerland, capital of Valais canton, on the River Rhône. Pop: 27 171 (2000) Latin name Sedunum
2.
(ˈsaɪən) a variant of Zion
noun
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a canton of S Switzerland: includes the entire valley of the upper Rhône and the highest peaks in Switzerland; produces a quarter of Switzerland’s hydroelectricity. Capital: Sion. Pop: 281 000 (2002 est). Area: 5231 sq km (2020 sq miles) German name Wallis
elevated. (1.) Denotes Mount Hermon in Deut. 4:48; called Sirion by the Sidonians, and by the Amorites Shenir (Deut. 3:9). (See HERMON.) (2.) The Greek form of Zion (q.v.) in Matt. 21:5; John 12:15.
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