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.
the extinct language of this people, belonging to the Canaanitic branch of the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family
adjective
3.
of or relating to Phoenicia, the Phoenicians, or their language
Phoenician in American English
(fəˈnɪʃən; fɪˈniʃən)
adjective
1.
of Phoenicia or its people, language, or culture
noun
2.
a person born or living in ancient Phoenicia
3.
the extinct Semitic language of the Phoenicians, closely related to Hebrew
Examples of 'Phoenician' in a sentence
Phoenician
Remember The Phoenician Whose handsome bones were picked in whispers?