Phoenician
ən, -ˈni
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Phoenician (fəˈniːʃən, -ˈnɪʃɪən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a member of an ancient Semitic people of NW Syria who dominated the trade of the ancient world in the first millennium |
| 2. | the extinct language of this people, belonging to the Canaanitic branch of the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family |
| —adj | |
| 3. | of or relating to Phoenicia, the Phoenicians, or their language |
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Phoenician
late 14c., from M.Fr. phenicien, from L. Phoenice, from Gk. Phoinike, perhaps lit. "land of the purple" (source of purple dye). Identical with phoenix (q.v.), but the relationship is obscure.
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