[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

zion \zi"on\, n. heb. tsimacy=on, originally, a hill.
   1913 webster
   1. jewish antiq. a hill in jerusalem, which, after the
      capture of that city by the israelites, became the royal
      residence of david and his successors.
      1913 webster

   2. hence, the theocracy, or church of god.
      1913 webster

   3. the heavenly jerusalem; heaven.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

zion
     n 1: originally 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 jerusalem; "the inhabitants of
          jerusalem are personified as `the daughter of zion'"
          syn: sion
     2: jewish republic in southwestern asia at eastern end of
        mediterranean; formerly part of palestine syn: israel,
        state of israel, yisrael, sion
     3: an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal syn: utopia,
         sion
see also:
sion israel state of israel yisrael utopia 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

19 moby thesaurus words for "zion":
   canaan, celestial city, city celestial, city of god, civitas dei,
   cockaigne, holy city, new jerusalem, shangri-la, arcadia, bliss,
   elysium, empyrean, fairyland, heaven, nirvana, paradise,
   promised land, wonderland

[4] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

zion
   sunny; height, one of the eminences on which jerusalem was
   built. it was surrounded on all sides, except the north, by deep
   valleys, that of the tyropoeon q.v. separating it from moriah
   q.v., which it surpasses in height by 105 feet. it was the
   south-eastern hill of jerusalem.
   
     when david took it from the jebusites josh. 15:63; 2 sam.
   5:7 he built on it a citadel and a palace, and it became "the
   city of david" 1 kings 8:1; 2 kings 19:21, 31; 1 chr. 11:5. in
   the later books of the old testament this name was sometimes
   used ps. 87:2; 149:2; isa. 33:14; joel 2:1 to denote jerusalem
   in general, and sometimes god's chosen israel ps. 51:18; 87:5.
   
     in the new testament see sion it is used sometimes
   to denote the church of god heb. 12:22, and sometimes the
   heavenly city rev. 14:1.
   
see also:
sion 

[5] : Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)

zion, monument; raised up; sepulcher

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

zion, ar
  zip codes: 72556
zion, il city, fips 84220
  location: 42.45665 n, 87.84307 w
  population 1990: 19775 6845 housing units
  area: 19.7 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 60099
zion, pa cdp, fips 87320
  location: 40.92141 n, 77.66788 w
  population 1990: 1573 544 housing units
  area: 33.9 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

zion, ok -- u.s. census designated place in oklahoma
   population 2000:    48
   housing units 2000: 18
   land area 2000:     1.714033 sq. miles 4.439326 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.714033 sq. miles 4.439326 sq. km
   fips code:            83125
   located within:       oklahoma ok, fips 40
   location:             35.796881 n, 94.633765 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    zion, ok
    zion

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

zion, il -- u.s. city in illinois
   population 2000:    22866
   housing units 2000: 8036
   land area 2000:     8.197166 sq. miles 21.230562 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    8.197166 sq. miles 21.230562 sq. km
   fips code:            84220
   located within:       illinois il, fips 17
   location:             42.453221 n, 87.840222 w
   zip codes 1990:     60099
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    zion, il
    zion

[9] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

zion, pa -- u.s. census designated place in pennsylvania
   population 2000:    2054
   housing units 2000: 759
   land area 2000:     13.088217 sq. miles 33.898324 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    13.088217 sq. miles 33.898324 sq. km
   fips code:            87320
   located within:       pennsylvania pa, fips 42
   location:             40.915741 n, 77.680467 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    zion, pa
    zion

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