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Sidon

[ sahyd-n ]

noun

  1. a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.


Sidon

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. 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
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Other Word Forms

  • ··Ծ· [sahy-, doh, -nee-, uh, n], adjective noun
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The port cities of Sidon and Tyre have also seen an increase in attacks.

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