phoenicia (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Phoenicia*:
NOUN	location	Phoenicia, Phenicia	an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean

Phoenicia > pronunciation
Sounds	fahniy'shah
Rhymes	acacia ... Xhosa: 16 rhymes with shah...

English > *Phoenicia*: 1 sense > noun 1, location
Meaning	An ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean.
Synonym	Phenicia
Instance of	geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region	A demarcated area of the Earth
Parts	Carthage	An ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis
Parts	Utica	An ancient city on the north coast of Africa (northwest of Carthage)
Region of	Astarte, Ashtoreth	An ancient Phoenician goddess of love / love and fertility
	Dagon	god of agriculture and the earth
	Phoenician	The extinct language of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the ancient world
Spanish	Fenicia
Catalan	Fenícia
Adjectives	Phoenician	of or relating to or characteristic of Phoenicia or its inhabitants

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