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phoenicia

English

Alternative forms

* Phenicia (nonstandard) * (archaic)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • the land of city states of the Phoenicians which around 1000 BC was situated on the coast of present day Syria and Lebanon, and included the cities of Tyre and Sidon.
  • the trading empire of the Phoenicians which spread across most of the eastern Mediterranean Sea as far west as Sicily.

    • Derived terms

    * Phoenician

    phoenician

    English

    Alternative forms

    *

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia.

    • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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 Newspaper Ltd, ISSN 0013-0613, volume 384, number 8539, page 33,
    • Locals also moan that Phoenicians are becoming more antisocial.

    Related terms

    * Punic

    See also

    Wikipedia articles: * * *