Phoenician Definition
Phoenician
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English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA: /fəˈniːʃən/
- Rhymes: -iːʃən
Adjective
Phoenician (not comparable)
- Of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia.
Proper noun
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Phoenician
Translations
Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of PhoeniciaNoun
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,
Translations
inhabitant of Phoenicia
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See also
Wikipedia articles:
- The ancient civilisation of Phoenicia, and its empire
- The Phoenician languages
- The Phoenician alphabet
External links
- Ethnologue entry for Phoenician,
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