Phoenician
noun
Phoe·ni·cian
fi-ˈnē-shən 
-ˈni-
-ˈni-
1
: a native or inhabitant of ancient Phoenicia
2
: the Semitic language of ancient Phoenicia
Phoenician
adjective
Examples of Phoenician in a Sentence
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Additionally, take advantage of extended happy hour Tuesday-Thursday that offers $3 off specialty cocktails, $8 draft beers, $10 mules, house margaritas and Phoenician Spike Tea, $11 glasses of wine and $8-$12 food specials, with many items exclusive to the happy hour menu.
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Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2024
What to Consider Bring your walking shoes; the resort is gigantic with 645 rooms plus a sister property, The Canyon Suites at The Phoenician.
—Emily Hochberg, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
The Hollywood Reporter previously reported that the cast of The Phoenician Scheme includes Bill Murray, who has appeared in numerous Anderson films, and Benicio Del Toro, who co-starred in the director’s 2021 title The French Dispatch.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Once touted as beneficial for health — our dry warm climate ostensibly helped cure or at least mitigate many illnesses — Arizona's climate seems more like an enemy than a boon for Phoenicians enduring the summer.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
Perlin traces this through Phoenician, Greek, Roman, and other ancient civilizations, and up through more modern sea powers, such as the Venice, Portugal, Spain, Holland, and the British Empire.
—Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
The film Anderson mentioned is reportedly The Phoenician Scheme, starring Benicio Del Toro, Michael Cera and Bill Murray.
—Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2024
Other sectors also saw substantial growth in the 1980s, with the completion of Charles Keating's luxury resort, the Phoenician, in 1988, and the addition of Terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in 1989.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
It was likely crafted by either an Israelite or a Phoenician — a people who occupied a nearby part of the Levant.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2024
What to Consider Bring your walking shoes; the resort is gigantic with 645 rooms plus a sister property, The Canyon Suites at The Phoenician.
—Emily Hochberg, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
The Hollywood Reporter previously reported that the cast of The Phoenician Scheme includes Bill Murray, who has appeared in numerous Anderson films, and Benicio Del Toro, who co-starred in the director’s 2021 title The French Dispatch.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Once touted as beneficial for health — our dry warm climate ostensibly helped cure or at least mitigate many illnesses — Arizona's climate seems more like an enemy than a boon for Phoenicians enduring the summer.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
Perlin traces this through Phoenician, Greek, Roman, and other ancient civilizations, and up through more modern sea powers, such as the Venice, Portugal, Spain, Holland, and the British Empire.
—Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
The film Anderson mentioned is reportedly The Phoenician Scheme, starring Benicio Del Toro, Michael Cera and Bill Murray.
—Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2024
Other sectors also saw substantial growth in the 1980s, with the completion of Charles Keating's luxury resort, the Phoenician, in 1988, and the addition of Terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in 1989.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
It was likely crafted by either an Israelite or a Phoenician — a people who occupied a nearby part of the Levant.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
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Phoenician
noun
Phoe·ni·cian
fi-ˈnish-ən
-ˈnē-shən
-ˈnē-shən
1
: a person born or living in ancient Phoenicia
2
: the Semitic language of ancient Phoenicia
Phoenician
adjective
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