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Zidon

Zidon is the alternative spelling of Sidon.

Meaning of Sidon

Proper noun

Sidon

  1. (historical) Former name of Saïda: a city in Lebanon; a former city-state in Phoenicia.

Origin of Zidon

From Ancient Greek Σιδών (Sidṓn) and Hebrew צִידוֹן (Ṣīḏōn), ultimately from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 (ṣydwn /⁠Ṣīdūn⁠/).

Questions about Zidon

What is Zidon the alternative spelling of?
Zidon is the alternative spelling of Sidon.

Words near Zidon in the dictionary

  1. zidebactam
  2. Zidek
  3. Zideks
  4. zidesamtinib
  5. zidometacin
  6. Zidon
  7. Zidonian
  8. Zidonians
  9. zidovudine
  10. zidovudines
  11. Ziduri

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Zidon (page history and authors); Sidon (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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