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Added 9 October 2026

phoenician

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about phoenician at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C.
The extinct language of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the ancient world.

adjective

Of or relating to or characteristic of Phoenicia or its inhabitants.

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