Zion
- proper noun
- The siege of Zion.
- return to Zion
- destroyed Zion
Examples
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This is Zion and we are not afraid!
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It's just a matter of time before Zion is wiped out.
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I have to get inside Zion... and you have to tell me how.
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You are here because Zion is about to be destroyed.
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You were given a direct order to return to Zion.
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You have to save Zion.
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Nebuchadnezzar, this is Zion Control.
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The leader of every ship is given codes to Zion's mainframe computer.
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Neo and the rebel leaders estimate that they have 72 hours until 250,000 probes discover Zion and destroy it and its inhabitants.
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In The Matrix, Zion serves as the last human city and a refuge against the Machines.
Compounds
A national park in southwest Utah with tall red cliffs and deep canyons carved by rivers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Zion in The Matrix borrows its name from the Hebrew Tsiyon, long used as a symbol of a 'safe place' or 'refuge'. So in the films Zion is the last human city, a place of protection and hope.