Sidon

Sidon [sahyd-n] Examples noun

1. a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.

Related formsSi·do·ni·an [sahy-doh-nee-uh n] /saɪˈdoʊ ni ən/, adjective, noun Examples from the Web for sidon Contemporary Examples of sidon

On July 22 all the camp leaders met with Hezbollah representatives in Sidon.

Al Qaeda’s Play for Lebanon

Jamie Dettmer

July 29, 2013

Historical Examples of sidon

The chief gods of Sidon and Tyre have nothing luxurious or effeminate about them.

History of Religion

Allan Menzies

Tyre and Sidon, and Venice are no longer commercial centres.

Hidden Treasures

Harry A. Lewis

He’s jist playin’ off his desp’rit condition to frighten Sidon.

A First Family of Tasajara

Bret Harte

It was a dismal reminder of his boyhood at Sidon and Tasajara.

A First Family of Tasajara

Bret Harte

Even the helpless indolence of Sidon had been surprised into activity and change.

A First Family of Tasajara

Bret Harte

British Dictionary definitions for sidon Sidon noun

1. the chief city of ancient Phoenicia: founded in the third millennium bc; wealthy through trade and the making of glass and purple dyes; now the Lebanese city of Saïda

Word Origin and History for sidon Sidon

ancient Phoenician city, from Greek Sidon, from Phoenician Tzidhon, literally “fishing place,” from tzud “to hunt, to capture.” Related: Sidonian.