Phoenician

/fəˈniʃɪn/
/fəˈniʃən/
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Other forms: Phoenicians

Definitions of Phoenician
  1. adjective
    of or relating to or characteristic of Phoenicia or its inhabitants
  2. noun
    a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C.
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    type of:
    Semite
    a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa
  3. noun
    the extinct language of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the ancient world
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    types:
    Punic
    the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage
    type of:
    Canaanitic, Canaanitic language
    a group of Semitic languages
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