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Phoenician

//fəˈnɪʃ(ə)n// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia. not-comparable

    "The term phallus is reputedly of Phoenician origin."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characteristic of Phoenicia or its inhabitants wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia.
Noun
  1. 1
    An inhabitant of Phoenicia (a country located on the shores of North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean Sea around the year 1000 BCE). historical
  2. 2
    the extinct language of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the ancient world wordnet
  3. 3
    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."

  4. 4
    a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C. wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Attested as a noun in Middle English as phenicienes (only plural); from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”).

Etymology 2

Attested as a noun in Middle English as phenicienes (only plural); from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”).

Etymology 3

Attested as a noun in Middle English as phenicienes (only plural); from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”).

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