Sidon

//ˈsaɪ.dən// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Former name of Saïda: a city in Lebanon; a former city-state in Phoenicia. historical

Example

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""Ay, well I mind me how in days of yore / to Sidon exiled Teucer crossed the main, / to seek new kingdoms and the aid implore / of Belus. He, my father Belus, then / ruled Cyprus, victor of the wasted plain.""

Etymology

From Latin Sidon and Ancient Greek Σιδών (Sidṓn), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 (ṣydwn).

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