Phœnicia

A form of Phoenicia — The land of city states of the Phoenicians which around 1000 BC was situated on the coast of present day Syria and Lebanon, and included the cities of Tyre and Sidon.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of Phoenicia.

    Here we came into the part of Syria, which was the ancient Phœnicia, a country always remarkable for its commerce, the inhabitants of which went out in many colonies, and peopled Carthage, Sicily, and ſeveral other countries.

    1811, John Pinkerton, A general collection of the best and most interesting voyages and travels in all parts of the world, page 469
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Phœnicia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ph%C5%93nicia

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“Phœnicia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ph%C5%93nicia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Phœnicia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ph%C5%93nicia.

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