Word

Sion, n.

an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal
<noun.cognition>

Sion Utopia Zion

semantic pointers

hypernym

imaginary place, mythical place, fictitious place

Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
<noun.location>

Israel Sion State of Israel Yisrael Zion

semantic pointers

member of this domain (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 hypernym

country, land, state

part holonym

Middle East, Mideast, Near East

part meronym

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

member meronym

Israeli

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
<noun.location>

Sion Zion

sample sentences

"the inhabitants of Jerusalem are personified as `the daughter of Zion'"

semantic pointers

part holonym

Jerusalem, capital of Israel

instance hypernym

hill