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
Sidon in American English
(ˈsaɪdən)
chief city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida
Derived forms
Sidonian (Siˈdonian) (saɪˈdoʊniən)
adjective, noun
Word origin
L < Gr Sidōn < Heb tsidon or Phoen ṣdn, prob. < or akin to Sem root *ṣyd, to hunt, fish