sion

S1I1O1N1
UK/ˈsaɪ.ən/

proper noun

A neighbourhood of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

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UtopiaZion
OriginFrench Sion ← Latin Sedunum →
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Meanings

sion1

nounsion (plural sions)

plural sions

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of scion.

Sion2

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Zion.

    But ye are come vnto mount Sion, and vnto the citie of the liuing God the heauenly Ieruſalem, and to an innumerable company of Angels:

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Hebrews 12:22, column 2
  2. A neighbourhood of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Sion3

proper noun
  1. A municipality and town, the capital of Valais canton, Switzerland.

Sion4

proper nounSion (plural Sions)

plural Sions

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal

Similar
UtopiaZion
Broader
imaginary placemythical placefictitious place
Also see
utopiazion

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Sion · proper noun

  1. LatinSedunum
  2. FrenchSion
  3. EnglishSion

From French Sion, from Latin Sedunum, from the name of the Seduni tribe.

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Sion · proper noun

  1. FrenchSion
  2. GalicianSión
  3. EnglishSion

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Galician Sión, a habitational surname from a place in Pontevedra province. * Borrowed from French Sion, a reduced form of the personal name Michon.

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Translations

Arabic سيون
  • سيونcapital of Valais, Switzerland
Bengali সাইয়ন
  • সাইয়ন (śaiẏon)capital of Valais, Switzerland
Bulgarian Сион
  • Сион (Sion)capital of Valais, Switzerland
Chinese Mandarin 錫永 /锡永
  • 錫永 /锡永 (Xīyǒng)capital of Valais, Switzerland
Esperanto Siono
  • Sionocapital of Valais, Switzerland
French Sion
  • Sioncapital of Valais, Switzerland
German Sitten
  • Sittencapital of Valais, Switzerland
Greek Σιόν
  • Σιόν (Sión)capital of Valais, Switzerland
Hebrew סיון
  • סיון (siwàn)capital of Valais, Switzerland
Hindi सियोन
  • सियोन (siyon)capital of Valais, Switzerland
Italian Sion
  • Sioncapital of Valais, Switzerland
Japanese シオン
  • シオン (Shion)capital of Valais, Switzerland
Korean 시옹
  • 시옹 (siong)capital of Valais, Switzerland
Latin Sedunum
  • Sedunumcapital of Valais, Switzerland
Latvian Sjona
  • Sjonacapital of Valais, Switzerland
Lithuanian Sionas
  • Sionascapital of Valais, Switzerland
Persian سیون
  • سیونcapital of Valais, Switzerland
Portuguese Sião
  • Siãocapital of Valais, Switzerland
Russian Сьон
  • Сьон (Sʹon)capital of Valais, Switzerland
Thai ซียง
  • ซียงcapital of Valais, Switzerland
Ukrainian Сьйон
  • Сьйон (Sʹjon)capital of Valais, Switzerland
Urdu سیون
  • سیون (syon)capital of Valais, Switzerland
Yiddish סיטען
  • סיטען (siten)capital of Valais, Switzerland

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sion

brianRyantionIanionlionBryanHawaiianOrionlienzionscioncyanMayanpsionprionarionGaianGeminianO'Brienskyan
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Anagrams

ionsSoniisonOSNI
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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