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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
Sion
1. 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'
• Syn:
Zion
• Instance Hypernyms:
hill
• Part Holonyms:
Jerusalem, capital of Israel
2. Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean;
formerly part of Palestine
• Syn:
Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion
• Members of this Region:
al-Fatah, Fatah, al-Asifa, Fatah Tanzim, Tanzim,
Kahane Chai, Kach, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, PFLP-GC, 15 May Organization, Qassam Brigades,
Salah al-Din Battalions, Iz Al-Din Al-Qassam Battalions, kibbutz, moshav, Haganah, Israeli Defense Force,
IDF, Sayeret Matkal, Sayeret Mat'kal, sayeret, A'man, Mossad,
Shin Bet, General Security Services
• Instance Hypernyms:
country, state, land
• Part Holonyms:
Middle East, Mideast, Near East
• Member Meronyms:
Israeli
• Part Meronyms:
Acre, Akko, Akka, Accho, West Bank,
Galilee, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Golan Heights, Golan, Jerusalem,
capital of Israel, Caesarea, Sodom, Gomorrah, Gomorrha, Tel Aviv,
Tel Aviv-Yalo, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Hefa, Haifa, Negev, Negev Desert,
Dead Sea, Mount Carmel
3. an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal
• Syn:
Utopia, Zion
• Hypernyms:
imaginary place, mythical place, fictitious place
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