adj
Phoenician
fuh-NIHSHN
adj
1
Relating to Phoenicia, an ancient civilization on the eastern Mediterranean coast, or its people.
"Phoenician traders were famous for spreading their alphabet across the Mediterranean."
noun
1
A member of the ancient Phoenician civilization, or the Semitic language they spoke.
"Phoenician is considered an ancestor of many modern alphabets."
How to Use Phoenician
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo do with the ancient seafaring civilization of Phoenicia, or a person/language from it.
Word Forms
Phoenicians plural
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek Phoinix, "Phoenician," which entered English by way of Middle English phenicienes.