English Explanatory Dictionary

Phoenician

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia.
name
  1. The Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia.
noun
  1. An inhabitant of Phoenicia (a country located on the shores of North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean Sea around the year 1000 BCE).
  2. An inhabitant of Phoenix, Arizona.

Pronunciation

/fəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/ /fəˈniːʃ(ə)n/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Phoenician.wav /fəˈniːʃən/

Word forms

Phoenician Phœnician Phoenicians

Etymology

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

Related words

Punic Phoenicianism Wiktionary’s coverage of Phoenician terms and Phoenician script The ancient civilisation of Phoenicia, and its empire The Phoenician languages The Phoenician alphabet

Derived words

Phoenicianist Syrophoenician
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