Phoenix vs Phoenician - What's the difference?
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(mythology) A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.
(figuratively) Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed. Usually used as a simile.
(mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies.
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Of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia.
(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,
As nouns the difference between phoenix and phoenician
is that phoenix is a mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes while Phoenician is an inhabitant of Phoenicia (a country located on the shores of North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean Sea around the year 1000 BCE).As proper nouns the difference between phoenix and phoenician
is that phoenix is a mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology while Phoenician is the Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia.As an adjective Phoenician is
of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia.phoenix
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(wikipedia phoenix)Alternative forms
* phenix, , pheonixNoun
- Astronomers believe planets might form in this dead star's disk, like the mythical Phoenix rising up out of the ashes.
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(en noun)- Locals also moan that Phoenicians are becoming more antisocial.
