As a noun tyre
is (australia|ireland|new zealand|south africa|uk) the ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid or tyre can be (india) curdled milk or tyre can be attire.
As a adjective phoenicia is
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tyre
Etymology 1
The Oxford English Dictionary suggests that the word derives from (attire), while other sources suggest a connection with the verb to'' (tie). The spelling ''tyre'' is used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand after being revived in the 19th century. Both ''tyre'' and (tire) were used in the 15th and 16th centuries. The United States did not adopt the revival of ''tyre'', and ''(tire) is the only spelling currently used there and in Canada.
Alternative forms
* (qualifier) tire
Noun
(
en noun)
(Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, UK) The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.
Usage notes
Tyre is one of the few words where Canadian usage prefers the US spelling over the British/Commonwealth spelling.
Related terms
* pneumatic tyre
* spare tyre
Etymology 2
From Tamil.
Noun
(-)
(India) curdled milk
Etymology 3
Noun
(-)
attire
References
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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
