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zion

Zi.on \'zi--*n\ n [Zion, citadel in Palestine which was the nucleus of 
   Jerusalem, fr. ME XSion, fr. OE, fr. LL, fr. Heb Ssub-dot>i-yo-n 1a: the 
   Jewish people : ISRAEL  1b: the Jewish homeland that is symbolic of Judaism 
   or of Jewish national a spiration 1c: the ideal nation or society envisaged 
   by Judaism  2: HEAVEN  3: UTOPIA