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Si·don (sīd′'n)

chief city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida

Etymology: L < Gr Sidōn < Heb tsidon or Phoen ṣdn, prob. < or akin to Sem root *ṣyd, to hunt, fish

Related Forms:

  • Sidonian Si·do′·nian (-dō′nē ən) adjective, noun

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