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Look up: Zion

  1. Zion
    [n] - originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites)
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Zion
    Jebusite (Amorites of Canaan) stronghold in Jerusalem captured by King David, and the hill on which he built the Temple, symbol of Jerusalem and of Jewish national life. ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  3. Zion
    Zi'on noun [ Hebrew tsīy...n , originally, a hill.] 1. (Jewish Antiq.) A hill in Jerusalem, which, after the capture of that city by the Israelites, became the royal residence of David and his successors. 2. Hence, th...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Z/4

  4. Zion
    • (n.) The heavenly Jerusalem; heaven. • (n.) Hence, the theocracy, or church of God. • (n.) A hill in Jerusalem, which, after the capture of that city by the Israelites, became the royal residence of David and his successors.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  5. Zion
    city, Lake county, northeastern Illinois, U.S. It lies along Lake Michigan, near the Wisconsin border. The area was originally inhabited by ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/z/9

  6. Zion
    in the Old Testament, the easternmost of the two hills of ancient Jerusalem. It was the site of the Jebusite city captured by David, king of Israel ... [4 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/z/9

  7. Zion
    Zion is a Jewish boy name. The meaning of the name is `Sign, Symbol, sunny, height` Where is it used? The name Zion is mainly used In Jewish. Alternative meanings (Yiddish) Sign, Symbol The name Zion appears In the name list top 1000 for both male and female. Below you can find the statistics for...
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Zion

  8. Zion
    Zion (zī'un) or Sion (sī'un) , section of Jerusalem, defined in the Bible as the City of David. Originally the name referred to the Jebusite fortress conquered by David, on the southeastern hill of Jerusalem. Zion was later applied to the hill where the Temple stood, and in turn ...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0

  9. Zion
    Zion (zī'un) , city (1990 pop. 19,775), Lake co., extreme NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1902. Largely residential, the city has some light industry. Zion was founded in 1901 by John Alexander Dowie, the Scottish founder of the Christian Catholic Church. Until 1935 the city was a communal...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A085344

  10. Zion
    Jebusite (Amorites of Canaan) stronghold in Jerusalem captured by King David, and the hill on which he built the Temple, symbol of Jerusalem and of Jewish national life
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  11. Zion
    (disambiguation) `Zion` is a hill in Jerusalem just outside the walls of the Old City. Most often, Zion is used as a synecdoche for Jerusalem and the Biblical land of Israel. `Zion` is another word for an idealized, harmonious community; utopia. `Zion` may also refer to: In politics and relig...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion

  12. Zion
    (Latter Day Saints) Within the Latter Day Saint movement, `Zion` is often used to connote a utopian association of the righteous. This association would practice a form of communitarian economics called the date=January 2008--> While Zion has often been linked with theocracy, the concept of Z...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion

  13. Zion
    (The Matrix) `Zion` is a fictional city in The Matrix films. It is the last human city on the planet Earth after a cataclysmic nuclear war between humankind and sentient Machines, which resulted in artificial lifeforms dominating the world. History: Following the United Nations attack ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion

  14. Zion
    (album) `Zion` is a concept album written and performed by the guitarist Phil Keaggy as a tribute to the master guitarmaker Ken Hoover at Zion guitars. Though Ken is being racked by a progressively destructive disease, unable to handcraft guitars himself, he still works at the Zion gui...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion

  15. Zion
    (David Bowie song) `Zion` is a David Bowie bootleg. It is most commonly said to be from his Aladdin Sane period, recorded at Trident Studios in 1973. Music and Lyrics: Zion consisted of Bowie`s "la las" with Mike Garson playing piano, Mick Ronson playing guitar, and Mellotron...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion

  16. Zion
    (Metra) | mpassengers= --> `Zion` is a small commuter railroad station on Metra`s Union Pacific/North Line located in km--> away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the inbound terminus of the Union Pacific/North Line, and also serves commuters who travel north to Kenosha, Wisconsin. Parking ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion



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10 February 2012

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On 10th February 1996, a computer, Deep Blue, beat Russian Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player on the planet, and mankind’s place in the order of things was reshuffled. The match immediately became an iconic symbol of the advances made in artificial intelligence and supercomputing. Kasparov has since retired, like Deep Blue, which now resides in a museum. He has become a vocal advocate for democracy in today’s Russia. read more

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