nnoun.locationoriginally 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 JerusalemSynset:Sion Zion
Examples:- the inhabitants of Jerusalem are personified as 'the daughter of Zion'
Part Holonyms:Jerusalem capital of Israel
Instance Hypernyms:hill
Inherited Hypernyms:zionhillnatural elevationgeological formationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.locationJewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of PalestineSynset:Israel Sion State of Israel Yisrael Zion
Part Holonyms:Middle East Mideast Near East
Instance Hypernyms:country land state
Inherited Hypernyms:israelcountryadministrative districtdistrictregionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Member Meronyms:Israeli
Part Meronyms:Accho Acre Akka Akko Caesarea Dead Sea Galilee Gaza Gaza Strip Golan Golan Heights Gomorrah Gomorrha Haifa Hefa Jerusalem capital of Israel Mount Carmel Negev Negev Desert Sodom Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Jaffa Tel Aviv-Yalo West Bank
nnoun.cognitionan imaginary place considered to be perfect or idealSynset:Sion Utopia Zion
Hypernyms:fictitious place imaginary place mythical place
Inherited Hypernyms:utopiaimaginary placeimaginationcreativityabilitycognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity