φοίνικας — meaning in English
Foinikas
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English meaning
- Phoenician adj Relating to Phoenicia, an ancient civilization on the eastern Mediterranean coast, or its people.
- phoenix noun A mythical bird said to burn up and then rise again from its own ashes.
Senses
φοίνικας is used for these senses in English:
- Phoenician The Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia.
- palm tree A tree of the family Arecaceae usually characterised by having a single stem or trunk, directly from which sprout several leaves or fronds giving a shape like an outstretched hand.
Phoenician — full definition
- adj Relating to Phoenicia, an ancient civilization on the eastern Mediterranean coast, or its people.
- noun A member of the ancient Phoenician civilization, or the Semitic language they spoke.
phoenix — full definition
- noun A mythical bird said to burn up and then rise again from its own ashes.
- noun Something or someone that recovers and thrives after being destroyed or seemingly finished.
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