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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Phoe•ni•cian (fi nish′ən, -nē′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Language Varietiesa native or inhabitant of Phoenicia.
- Language Varietiesthe extinct Semitic language of the Phoenicians.
adj. - of or pertaining to Phoenicia, its people, or their language.
- Linguisticsnoting or pertaining to the script used for the writing of Phoenician from the 11th centuryb.c.or earlier and from which were derived the Greek, Roman, and all other Western alphabets.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; see Phoenicia, -an
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Phoenician /fəˈniːʃən -ˈnɪʃɪən/ n - a member of an ancient Semitic people of NW Syria who dominated the trade of the ancient world in the first millennium bc and founded colonies throughout the Mediterranean
- the extinct language of this people, belonging to the Canaanitic branch of the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family
adj - of or relating to Phoenicia, the Phoenicians, or their language
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