Meaning of Phoenician | Babel Free
/fəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/Definitions
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Of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia. not-comparable
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Archaic spelling of Phoenician. alt-of, archaic, not-comparable
Equivalents
Examples
“The term phallus is reputedly of Phoenician origin.”
“1833, Joaquín Lorenzo Villanueva, Phœnician Ireland.”
“"What diverts me the most," continued Sir George, " is, Ulysses being always called 'the much enduring man.' After all his ten years of wandering are past, pleasantly enough, the greater portion of them being spent with Circe and Calypso—to be sure, it was rather tiresome staying so long with the last—how he must have enjoyed his flirtation with the Phœnician princess!"”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.