Phoenicia

or Phe·ni·cia

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

noun

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

Phoenicia

/ fəˈnɪʃɪə; -ˈniː- /

noun

1. 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

Phoenicia

1. 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 .

Example Sentences

I was seated at Woodstock's Dixon Roadside, the cozy yet modern restaurant from the same folks behind Phoenicia Diner, drinking pinot out of a can and feeling all was right with the world.

From Salon

That something was the Phoenicia Lodge, a collection of rustic, 1940s cabins with wooden planks, made up of five rooms, two suites and six independent cottages that the couple bought in the beginning of 2020.

From New York Times

“We reopened for lunch as soon as we could at Phoenicia,” said Eid, referring to their traditional Lebanese restaurant in Birmingham, a suburb.

From Seattle Times

So far, the beer is sold out at Woodstock’s Phoenicia location.

From Fox News

“There were many eyewitness accounts of him buying everyone dinner at the Phoenicia Hotel and staying at this lodge around the corner,” Mr. Alterman said.

From New York Times