English Explanatory Dictionary

Saïda

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A port city in Lebanon, the ancient Sidon, a former city-state in Phoenicia.
name
  1. A city, the capital of Saïda, Algeria.
  2. A province of Algeria. Capital: Saïda.

Pronunciation

/ˈsaɪ.də/

Word forms

Saïda Saida Sayda

Etymology

From French Saïda, from Arabic صَيْدَا (ṣaydā), from Classical Arabic صَيْدُون (ṣaydūn), from Classical Syriac ܨܰܝܕ݁ܳܢ (ṣaydon), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 (ṣydwn /⁠ṣīdūn⁠/).

Synonyms

Sidon Saida
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