phoenician Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C.
  2. noun the extinct language of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the ancient world
  3. adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Phoenicia or its inhabitants

WordNet


Phoe*ni"cian adjective
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to Phoenica. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Phoenica.

Webster 1913