Associations to the word «Phoenician»

Wiktionary

PHOENICIAN, adjective. Of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia.
PHOENICIAN, proper noun. The Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia.
PHOENICIAN, 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).
PHOENICIAN, noun. An inhabitant of Phoenix, Arizona.
PHŒNICIAN, adjective. Obsolete spelling of Phoenician
PHŒNICIAN, noun. Obsolete spelling of Phoenician
PHOENICIAN ALPHABET, noun. An alphabet composed of twenty-two letters use for writing the Phoenician language.

Dictionary definition

PHOENICIAN, noun. A member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C..
PHOENICIAN, noun. The extinct language of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the ancient world.
PHOENICIAN, adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Phoenicia or its inhabitants.

Wise words

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