Phoenician

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Proper noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Proper noun 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 See also 1.7 External links

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• Phœnician

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /fəˈniːʃən/

  Rhymes: -iːʃən

[edit] Adjective

Phoenician (not comparable)

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

[edit] Translations

Finnish: foinikialainen

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Phoenician

Plural -

Phoenician

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

[edit] Translations

Finnish: foinikian kieli

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Phoenician

Plural -

Phoenician

1. (historical) 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.

[edit] Translations

Finnish: foinikialainen

[edit] See also

Wikipedia articles:

• The ancient civilisation of Phoenicia, and its empire
• The Phoenician languages
• The Phoenician alphabet

[edit] External links

• Ethnologue entry for Phoenician, ISO 639-3 code phn