zion
English Thesaurus
1. an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal (noun.cognition)
2. Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine (noun.location)
instance hypernym | : | country, land, state, |
definition | : | the territory occupied by a nation (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | accho, acre, akka, akko, |
definition | : | a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | west bank, |
definition | : | an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | galilee, |
definition | : | an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | gaza, gaza strip, |
definition | : | a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | golan, golan heights, |
definition | : | a fortified hilly area between southern Lebanon and southern Syria (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | capital of israel, jerusalem, |
definition | : | capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | caesarea, |
definition | : | an ancient seaport in northwestern Israel; an important Roman city in ancient Palestine (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | sodom, |
definition | : | (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Gomorrah) was destroyed by God for the wickedness of its inhabitants (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | gomorrah, gomorrha, |
definition | : | (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Sodom) was destroyed by God for the vice and depravity of its inhabitants (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | tel aviv, tel aviv-jaffa, tel aviv-yalo, |
definition | : | the largest city and financial center of Israel; located in western Israel on the Mediterranean (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | haifa, hefa, |
definition | : | a major port in northwestern Israel (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | negev, negev desert, |
definition | : | a desert in southern Israel (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | dead sea, |
definition | : | a saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan; its surface in 1292 feet below sea level (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | mount carmel, |
definition | : | a mountain range in northwestern Israel near the Mediterranean coast (noun.object) |
part meronym | : | middle east, mideast, near east, |
definition | : | the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century (noun.location) |
member holonym | : | israeli, |
definition | : | a native or inhabitant of Israel (noun.person) |
domain member region | : | al-asifa, al-fatah, fatah, |
definition | : | a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups (noun.group) |
domain member region | : | fatah tanzim, tanzim, |
definition | : | a terrorist group organized by Yasser Arafat in 1995 as the armed wing of al-Fatah; serves a dual function of violent confrontation with Israel and serves as Arafat's unofficial militia to prevent rival Islamists from usurping leadership (noun.group) |
domain member region | : | kach, kahane chai, |
definition | : | a terrorist organization founded for Jewish defense; fights antisemitism and hopes to restore the biblical state of Israel (noun.group) |
domain member region | : | 15 may organization, |
definition | : | a terrorist organization formed in 1979 by a faction of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine but disbanded in the 1980s when key members left to join a faction of al-Fatah (noun.group) |
domain member region | : | kibbutz, |
definition | : | a collective farm or settlement owned by its members in modern Israel; children are reared collectively (noun.group) |
domain member region | : | moshav, |
definition | : | a cooperative Israeli village or settlement comprised of small farms (noun.group) |
domain member region | : | haganah, |
definition | : | the clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948; became the basis for the Israeli defense force (noun.group) |
domain member region | : | sayeret, sayeret mat'kal, sayeret matkal, |
definition | : | Israel's elite secret commando unit responsible for counterterrorist and top secret intelligence gathering and hostage rescue missions (noun.group) |
domain member region | : | a'man, |
definition | : | the Israeli military intelligence which produces comprehensive national intelligence briefings for the prime minister and the cabinet (noun.group) |
domain member region | : | mossad, |
definition | : | the Israeli foreign intelligence agency (noun.group) |
3. 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 (noun.location)
instance hypernym | : | hill, |
definition | : | a local and well-defined elevation of the land (noun.object) |
part meronym | : | capital of israel, jerusalem, |
definition | : | capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom (noun.location) |
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