жар-пти́ца — meaning in English

English meaning

• firebird noun A legendary glowing bird from folklore, said to bring both fortune and doom.
• phoenix noun A mythical bird said to burn up and then rise again from its own ashes.

Senses

жар-пти́ца is used for these senses in English:

• firebird (Slavic mythology) A magical and prophetic glowing or burning bird from a faraway land, which is both a blessing and a harbinger of doom to its captor
• phoenix (Chinese mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.

firebird — full definition

1. noun A legendary glowing bird from folklore, said to bring both fortune and doom.
2. noun A common name for certain brightly red or orange birds, such as the scarlet tanager.

phoenix — full definition

1. noun A mythical bird said to burn up and then rise again from its own ashes.
2. noun Something or someone that recovers and thrives after being destroyed or seemingly finished.

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