Phoenicia

or Phe·ni·cia

[ fi-nish-uh, -nee-shuh ]

/ fɪˈnɪʃ ə, -ˈni ʃə /

noun

an ancient kingdom on the Mediterranean, in the region of modern Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.

Words nearby Phoenicia

Phocis, phocomelia, phocomelic dwarf, phoebe, Phoebus, Phoenicia, Phoenician, phoenix, Phoenix Islands, Phoenixville, Pholidota

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Example sentences from the Web for Phoenicia

Phoenicia continued faithful to Alexander during the remainder of his career.
History of Phoenicia|George Rawlinson
I was in Sicily; he wished me to visit him in Phoenicia, and desired me to bring him a copy of the works of that philosopher.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 1|Plotinos (Plotinus)
He had usurped the throne and was the first important Phoenician king after Hiram (see Phoenicia).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various
In his reign the greatness of Phoenicia reached its zenith, just as that of the Hebrews culminated under David.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 6 (of 12)|G. Maspero

After that date, for a few centuries, Phoenicia had a great influence on the development of Europe.
The Story of Evolution|Joseph McCabe

British Dictionary definitions for Phoenicia

Phoenicia

/ (fəˈnɪʃɪə, -ˈniː-) /

noun

an ancient maritime country extending from the Mediterranean Sea to the Lebanon Mountains, now occupied by the coastal regions of Lebanon and parts of Syria and Israel: consisted of a group of city-states, at their height between about 1200 and 1000 bc, that were leading traders of the ancient world

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Phoenicia

Phoenicia

[ (fuh-nee-shuh, fuh-nish-uh) ]

An ancient nation of the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its territory included what are today coastal areas of modern Israel and Lebanon. The Phoenicians were famed as traders and sailors. They developed an alphabet that was eventually adapted by the Greeks and Romans into the alphabet used in writing English. In the Phoenicians' alphabet, the marks stand for individual sounds rather than for whole words or syllables, as in Egyptian hieroglyphics.

单词	phoenicia
释义	Phoenicia or Phe·ni·cia [ fi-nish-uh, -nee-shuh ] / fɪˈnɪʃ ə, -ˈni ʃə / noun an ancient kingdom on the Mediterranean, in the region of modern Syria, Lebanon, and Israel. Words nearby Phoenicia Phocis, phocomelia, phocomelic dwarf, phoebe, Phoebus, Phoenicia, Phoenician, phoenix, Phoenix Islands, Phoenixville, Pholidota Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Phoenicia Phoenicia continued faithful to Alexander during the remainder of his career. History of Phoenicia\|George Rawlinson I was in Sicily; he wished me to visit him in Phoenicia, and desired me to bring him a copy of the works of that philosopher. Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 1\|Plotinos (Plotinus) He had usurped the throne and was the first important Phoenician king after Hiram (see Phoenicia). Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4\|Various In his reign the greatness of Phoenicia reached its zenith, just as that of the Hebrews culminated under David. History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 6 (of 12)\|G. Maspero After that date, for a few centuries, Phoenicia had a great influence on the development of Europe. The Story of Evolution\|Joseph McCabe British Dictionary definitions for Phoenicia Phoenicia / (fəˈnɪʃɪə, -ˈniː-) / noun an ancient maritime country extending from the Mediterranean Sea to the Lebanon Mountains, now occupied by the coastal regions of Lebanon and parts of Syria and Israel: consisted of a group of city-states, at their height between about 1200 and 1000 bc, that were leading traders of the ancient world Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Phoenicia Phoenicia [ (fuh-nee-shuh, fuh-nish-uh) ] An ancient nation of the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its territory included what are today coastal areas of modern Israel and Lebanon. The Phoenicians were famed as traders and sailors. They developed an alphabet that was eventually adapted by the Greeks and Romans into the alphabet used in writing English. In the Phoenicians' alphabet, the marks stand for individual sounds rather than for whole words or syllables, as in Egyptian hieroglyphics. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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