Zion
noun
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Sense 1 noun
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'
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Sense 2 noun
Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
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Sense 3 noun
an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | Jerusalem |
| 1 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | hill |
| 2 | has domain region | Related & opposite | al-Fatah |
| 2 | has domain region | Related & opposite | Fatah Tanzim |
| 2 | has domain region | Related & opposite | Kahane Chai |
| 2 | has domain region | Related & opposite | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command |
| 2 | has domain region | Related & opposite | 15 May Organization |
| 2 | has domain region | Related & opposite | Qassam Brigades |
| 2 | has domain region | Related & opposite | kibbutz |
| 2 | has domain region | Related & opposite | moshav |
| 2 | has domain region | Related & opposite | Haganah |
| 2 | has domain region | Related & opposite | Israeli Defense Force |
| 2 | has domain region | Related & opposite | Sayeret Matkal |
| 2 | has domain region | Related & opposite | A'man |
| 2 | has domain region | Related & opposite | Mossad |
| 2 | has domain region | Related & opposite | Shin Bet |
| 2 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | Israeli |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | Middle East |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Akko |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | West Bank |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Galilee |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Gaza Strip |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Golan Heights |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Jerusalem |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Caesarea |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Sodom |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Gomorrah |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Tel Aviv |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Hefa |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Negev |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Dead Sea |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Mount Carmel |
| 2 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | country |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | imaginary place |