phoenician

UK /fəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/ US /fəˈniːʃən/

noun 2adj 1name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

close, related, semitic, similar

VERB + PHOENICIAN

adapted, came, derived, say

PHOENICIAN + NOUN

alphabet, bona, hebrew, languages, literature, origin

PREP.

from, from, on

ADV.

closely, extremely, reputedly

Definitions

adj

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

The term phallus is reputedly of Phoenician origin.

name

The Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia.

noun

An inhabitant of Phoenicia (a country located on the shores of North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean Sea around the year 1000 BCE).

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.

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The term phallus is reputedly of Phoenician origin.

Wiktionary

Some say that the Berber Tifinagh alphabet was derived from the Phoenician alphabet.

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Salem Chaker, a specialist of the Berber language, claims that the Tifinagh alphabet was derived from the Phoenician alphabet.

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Some claim that the Berber Tifinagh alphabet was derived from the Phoenician alphabet.

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The Berber Tifinagh alphabet might be derived from the Phoenician alphabet.

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