Phoenician
See also: Phœnician
English Edit
Alternative forms Edit
- Phœnician (obsolete)
Etymology Edit
Attested as a noun in Middle English as phenicienes (only plural); from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”).
Pronunciation Edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/, /fəˈniːʃ(ə)n/[1]
- (US) IPA(key): /fəˈniːʃən/
- Rhymes: -iːʃən, -ɪʃən
Adjective Edit
Phoenician (not comparable)
- Of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia.
Translations Edit
Proper noun Edit
Phoenician
Translations Edit
Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia
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Noun Edit
Phoenician (plural Phoenicians)
- (historical) An inhabitant of Phoenicia (a country located on the shores of North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean Sea around the year 1000 BCE).
- An inhabitant of Phoenix, Arizona.
- 2007 28 July–3 August, "Phoenix: Into the ashes: A city that once won prizes is now a crime-ridden mess", in The Economist, The Economist Newspaper Ltd, ISSN 0013-0613, volume 384, number 8539, page 33,
- Locals also moan that Phoenicians are becoming more antisocial.
- 2007 28 July–3 August, "Phoenix: Into the ashes: A city that once won prizes is now a crime-ridden mess", in The Economist, The Economist Newspaper Ltd, ISSN 0013-0613, volume 384, number 8539, page 33,
Related terms Edit
Translations Edit
inhabitant of Phoenicia
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See also Edit
Wikipedia articles:
- The ancient civilisation of Phoenicia, and its empire
- The Phoenician languages
- The Phoenician alphabet
References Edit
- ^ “Phoenician”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.