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Sidon
[ sahyd-n ]
noun
- a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
Sidon
/ ˈɪə /
noun
- the chief city of ancient Phoenicia: founded in the third millennium bc ; wealthy through trade and the making of glass and purple dyes; now the Lebanese city of Saïda
Other Word Forms
- ··Ծ· [sahy-, doh, -nee-, uh, n], adjective noun
Example Sentences
At the time of writing they have delivered 78 food parcels to families of 5 or 10 people, 900 mattresses, and 323 blankets across Sidon and other parts of Lebanon.
Near Sidon, the first big city on the coast south of Beirut, cars drove on the opposite carriageway, as a traffic jam formed just outside a military checkpoint.
At a Lebanese Army checkpoint at the entrance to the southern city of Sidon, soldiers distributed fliers warning not to touch any unexploded bombs people might find near their homes.
Now, Israel is striking that population in areas far removed from combat, such as Wardaniyeh, north-east of Sidon, in addition to striking Hezbollah’s network of civilian organisations.
The port cities of Sidon and Tyre have also seen an increase in attacks.
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