Sidon

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/ˈsaɪ.dən/

proper noun

Former name of Saïda: a city in Lebanon; a former city-state in Phoenicia.

OriginLatin Sidon ← Ancient Greek Σιδών ← Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalFormer name of Saïda: a city in Lebanon; a former city-state in Phoenicia.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
saïdasidonia

Origin

  1. Phoenician𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍
  2. Ancient GreekΣιδών
  3. LatinSidon
  4. EnglishSidon

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek Σιδών
  • Σιδών (Sidṓn)city state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Arabic صَيْدَا
  • صَيْدَا (ṣaydā)city state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Bulgarian Сидон
  • Сидон (Sidon)city state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Catalan Sidó
  • Sidócity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Chinese Mandarin 西頓 /西顿
  • 西頓 /西顿 (Xīdùn)city state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Czech Sidón
  • Sidóncity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Dutch Sidon
  • Sidoncity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Esperanto Cidono
  • Cidonocity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Finnish Sidon
  • Sidoncity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
French Sidon
  • Sidoncity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
German Sidon, Zidon
  • Sidoncity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
  • Zidoncity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Greek Σιδών, Σιδώνα
  • Σιδών (Sidón)city state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
  • Σιδώνα (Sidóna)city state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Hebrew צידון
  • צידון (Ṣīḏōn)city state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Icelandic Sídon
  • Sídoncity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Indonesian Sidon
  • Sidoncity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Italian Sidone
  • Sidonecity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Korean 시돈
  • 시돈 (Sidon)city state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Latin Sīdōn
  • Sīdōncity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Lithuanian Sidonas
  • Sidonascity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Norwegian Sidon
  • Sidoncity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Persian صیدا
  • صیدا (Seydâ)city state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Polish Sydon
  • Sydoncity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Portuguese Sídon, Sidon
  • Sídoncity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
  • Sidoncity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
  • Sidomcity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Romanian Sidon
  • Sidoncity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Russian Сидо́н
  • Сидо́н (Sidón)city state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Scottish Gaelic Sìdon
  • Sìdoncity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Spanish Sidón
  • Sidóncity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Turkish Sayda
  • Saydacity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Ukrainian Сідон
  • Сідон (Sidon)city state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Welsh Sidon
  • Sidoncity state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Sidon

widenLeidenDrydenBiden
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Anagrams

dinosdonisSindo
Cite this entry
APA

Sidon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sidon

MLA

“Sidon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sidon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sidon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sidon.

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