Phoenician (redirected from Phoenicians)

Phoe·ni·cian  (f-nshn, -nshn)

adj.

Of or relating to ancient Phoenicia or its people, language, or culture.

n.

1. A native or inhabitant of ancient Phoenicia.

2. The Semitic language of ancient Phoenicia.

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Phoenician [fəˈniːʃən -ˈnɪʃɪən]

n

1. (Social Science / Peoples) 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

2. (Linguistics / Languages) the extinct language of this people, belonging to the Canaanitic branch of the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family

adj

(Historical Terms) of or relating to Phoenicia, the Phoenicians, or their language

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Phoenician - a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C. Semite - a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa
	2.	Phoenician - the extinct language of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the ancient world Canaanitic, Canaanitic language - a group of Semitic languages Punic - the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage Phenicia, Phoenicia - an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean
Adj.	1.	Phoenician - of or relating to or characteristic of Phoenicia or its inhabitants

Translations

Phoenician [fɪˈnɪʃɪən]

A. ADJ → fenicio

B. N → fenicio/a m/f

Phoenician

adj → phönizisch

n → Phönizier(in) m(f)