Phoenicia
phoe·ni·cia
noun
1.
an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean
Origin
Borrowed from Latin Phoenicia, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Φοινίκη (Phoiníkē). The word is already found in the Mycenaean Greek ethnonym 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 (po-ni-ki-jo). Ultimately from Egyptian fnḫw, f:n:x-w-V12:Z2 ‘Canaanites, Syrians’.
Phrases
- Heliopolis in Phoenicia
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