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Vinony

Phoenician

  1. of or relating to Phoenix, Arizona
  2. of or relating to the Phoenician language
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /fəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/ / /fəˈniːʃ(ə)n/ / /fəˈniːʃən/

adj

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

  1. Of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia.

    “The term phallus is reputedly of Phoenician origin.”

name

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

  1. The Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia.

noun

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

  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.

    “2007 28 July–3 August, "Phoenix: Into the ashes: A city that once won prizes is now a crime-ridden mess", in The Economist, The Economist Newspaper Ltd, ISSN 0013-0613, volume 384, number 8539, page 33, Locals also moan that Phoenicians are becoming more antisocial.”