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from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to Phenicia.
- noun A native or an inhabitant of Phenicia, an ancient country on the coast of Syria, of which Tyre and Sidon were the chief cities. The Phenicians were probably of Semitic race, and were celebrated for their commerce, colonies, and inventions.
- noun The language of the ancient Phenicians. It was a Semitic dialect, akin to Hebrew.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- See
phœnician .
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He loved the Jews, yet He was just and kind to the Samaritans, to the Syro-phenician woman, and to the Roman soldier.
Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story Joseph Barker 1840
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