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PRONUNCIATION OF SIDON

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIDON

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Sidon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SIDON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sidon

Sidon

Coordinates: 33°33′38″N 35°23′53″E / 33.56056°N 35.39806°E / 33.56056; 35.39806 Sidon or Saïda is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate of Lebanon, on the Mediterranean coast, about 40 kilometres north of Tyre and 40 km south of the capital Beirut. In Genesis, Sidon is the son of Canaan the grandson of Noah. Its name coincides with the modern Arabic word for fishery.

Definition of Sidon in the English dictionary

The definition of Sidon in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SIDON


Aden
ˈeɪdən
Aidan
ˈeɪdən
Croydon
ˈkrɔɪdən
Dryden
ˈdraɪdən
forbidden
fəˈbɪdən
guidon
ˈɡaɪdən
Haydn
ˈhaɪdən
Heraclidan
ˌhɛrəˈklaɪdən
Heraklidan
ˌhɛrəˈklaɪdən
hidden
ˈhɪdən
laden
ˈleɪdən
Leiden
ˈlaɪdən
Leyden
ˈlaɪdən
maiden
ˈmeɪdən
midden
ˈmɪdən
Poseidon
pɒˈsaɪdən
rewiden
ˌriːˈwaɪdən
ridden
ˈrɪdən
Sheridan
ˈʃɛrɪdən
widen
ˈwaɪdən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIDON

Sidmouth
Sidney
Sidonian
Sidra
SIDS
Sieg Heil
Siegbahn
siege
siege economy
siege mentality
Siege Perilous
siege warfare
siegecraft
Siegen
sieger
siegeworks
Siegfried
Siegfried line
Siegmund

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIDON

abandon
Armageddon
bidon
clarendon
cordon
don
East London
Gordon
Greater London
gueridon
Huntingdon
I beg your pardon
London
Myrmidon
pardon
pyramidon
Swindon
Telidon
tendon
Wimbledon

Synonyms and antonyms of Sidon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Sidon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SIDON

Find out the translation of Sidon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

西顿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Sidón
570 millions of speakers

English

Sidon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सैदा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صيدا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Сидон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Sidon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সীদোন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Sidon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sidon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sidon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シドン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시돈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sidon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Sidon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிடோன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिदोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sidon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sidone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sydon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Сидон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Sidon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Σιδώνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sidon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Sidon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sidon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Sidon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SIDON»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SIDON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Sidon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIDON»

Discover the use of Sidon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Sidon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sidon: A Study in Oriental History
Although the name of "Sidon" is familiar to readers of the Bible, few know much about it.
Frederick Carl Eiselen, 2007
2
Dioscorides and Antipater of Sidon: The Poems
This volume includes: -- Annotated Greek text -- Introduction to the lives and works of the two poets -- Glossary -- Selected bibliography -- Index of proper names list of the sources of the poems
Diosc*rides, Antipater (of Sidon), Jerry Clack, 2001
3
Carmen astrologicum
Book five is on interrogations, i.e., electional astrology. In this book are the earliest known astrological charts. Dorotheus bases much of his interpretative methods on the triplicity rulers, by day and by night.
Dorotheus (of Sidon.), 2005
4
Soldier of Sidon
The two previous novels, combined in Latro in the Mist (Soldier of the Mist and Soldier of Arete) are generally considered classics of contemporary fantasy.
Gene Wolfe, 2007
5
Interpolation and Sidon Sets for Compact Groups
6.3 Important Properties 6.3.1 The Union Theorem, the Fatou—Zygmund Property and Sidon(U) An important distinction between Sidon and I0 sets is that the class of Sidon sets is closed under finite unions. In particular, each finite union of ...
Colin Graham, Kathryn E. Hare, 2013
6
The Gospel of Jesus: In Search of His Original Teachings
In chapter seven, for example, Mark reports: Returning from the district of Tyre, he (Jesus) went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, right through the Decapolis region. Mark 7:31, JB But while the Sea of Galilee lies some thirty miles to ...
John Davidson, 2005
7
The View from Istanbul: Ottoman Lebanon and the Druze Emirate
1. Sidon-Beirut. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the Ottomans divided their empire into provinces (singular eyalet), each of which was administered by a beylerbeyi, or mirmiran, and subdivided into administrative regions (singular ...
Abdul Rahim Abu Husayn, 2004
8
Ancient Israel and Its Neighbors: Interaction and Counteraction
In the last preserved part of the prism (column V lines 23–29), he recorded the names of seven unnamed kings and their kingdoms, and then the text breaks off. The list includes the kings of Tyre, Gaza, Sidon, Arvad, Ashdod, Mir[. . .] and [...].
Nadav Naʼaman, 2005
9
The Ancient Near East: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures
In the month of Bul, in the year fourteen—14—of the reign of Eshmun'azar, king of Sidon, the son of king. Tabnit, king of Sidon, king Eshmun'azar, king of Sidon, spoke as follows: I have been snatched away before my time, the son of a number ...
James Bennett Pritchard, Daniel E. Fleming, 2011
10
A Christmas Tail
In this special Christmas Tail, Gabriella discovers that even when you're different, you can still be special.
Betty Sidon Casey, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIDON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Sidon is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sidon serves as role model for waste management
With the crisis in Naameh unfolding, all eyes are on the southern city of Sidon which, in a country mired with infrastructure woes, serves a rare success story in ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
2
Brawl, shooting leaves 10 wounded in Sidon camp
Brawl, shooting leaves 10 wounded in Sidon camp. Brawl turns violent at the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh in Sidon, south Lebanon, Monday, June ... «The Daily Star, Jun 15»
3
Workers uncover Roman burial site, antiquities in Sidon
A Roman wall and two burial grounds are among the latest archaeological treasures unearthed in the southern city of Sidon, which every now and then reveals ... «The Daily Star, Jun 15»
4
Army arrests suspected Assir supporter in Sidon
The Army Thursday arrested a man in the southern city of Sidon over suspicion of belonging to a militia led by Salafist Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir that attacked the ... «The Daily Star, Jun 15»
5
Fire at Syrian refugee center in Sidon doused
Fire at Syrian refugee center in Sidon doused ... A fire broke out Thursday at a four-story building housing Syrian refugees in the southern city of Sidon. «The Daily Star, May 15»
6
Sidon hospital staff suspends protests
Employees at Sidon's public hospital announced the suspension of their open-ended strike Monday after being offered three-quarters of their owed salaries. «The Daily Star, May 15»
7
Army cracks down on Sidon terror network
Army cracks down on Sidon terror network. File- Lebanese army soldiers stand guard near the Bilal bin Rabbah mosque where Sunni cleric Sheik Ahmad ... «The Daily Star, Apr 15»
8
Palestinian security force deploys in Sidon camp
Palestinian security force deploys in Sidon camp. Members of elite security force deploy in Sidon's Mieh Mieh Palestinian camp on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. «The Daily Star, Mar 15»
9
Old Lebanese synagogue now a home for destitute
Syrian national Jihad al-Mohamed stands in an abandoned synagogue where has has been living in Lebanon's southern city of Sidon on Feb. 8, 2015. «The Times of Israel, Feb 15»
10
Archaeologists discover secret room in Temple of Sidon
The Temple of Sidon is a legendary site all on its own, but a secret room has made the Bronze Age site even more intriguing. A team of archaeologists from ... «The Week Magazine, Feb 15»

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