Sidon
//ˈsaɪ.dən// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Former name of Saïda: a city in Lebanon; a former city-state in Phoenicia. historical
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More examples""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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