Phocaean

P3H4O1C3A1E1A1N1
UK/fəʊˈsiːən/

adjective

Of or pertaining to Phocaea or its inhabitants.

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Meanings

adjectivePhocaean (comparative more Phocaean, superlative most Phocaean)

comparative more Phocaean · superlative most Phocaean · alternative Phocæan · alternative Phocean

  1. Ancient GreeceOf or pertaining to Phocaea or its inhabitants.
nounPhocaean (plural Phocaeans)

plural Phocaeans · alternative Phocæan · alternative Phocean

  1. Ancient GreeceAn inhabitant of Phocaea.

    The discipline of the navy was not equal to the valour of the enterprise; Dionysius, commander of the Phocæans, attempted, perhaps too rigorously, to enforce it;—jealousy and disgust broke out among the troops[…].

    1837, Edward Lytton Bulwer [i.e., Edward Bulwer-Lytton], Athens: Its Rise and Fall: […], volume I, London: Saunders and Otley, […], →OCLC, book I, page 451

Origin

From Latin Phocaeus + -an or Phocaea + -n.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Φωκαιεύς
  • Φωκαιεύς (Phōkaieús)an inhabitant of Phocaea
Catalan foceu, foceu
  • foceuof or pertaining to Phocaea
  • foceuan inhabitant of Phocaea
  • foceaan inhabitant of Phocaea
French phocéen, Phocéen
  • phocéenof or pertaining to Phocaea
  • Phocéenan inhabitant of Phocaea
  • Phocéennean inhabitant of Phocaea
Italian foceo, foceo
  • foceoof or pertaining to Phocaea
  • foceoan inhabitant of Phocaea
  • foceaan inhabitant of Phocaea
Latin Phōcaeus, Phōcaicus
  • Phōcaeusof or pertaining to Phocaea
  • Phōcaicusof or pertaining to Phocaea
  • Phōcaeusan inhabitant of Phocaea
Russian фокейский, фокеец
  • фокейский (fokejskij)of or pertaining to Phocaea
  • фокеец (fokejec)an inhabitant of Phocaea
Spanish foceo, foceo
  • foceoof or pertaining to Phocaea
  • foceoan inhabitant of Phocaea
  • foceaan inhabitant of Phocaea
  • focensean inhabitant of Phocaea
Cite this entry
APA

Phocaean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phocaean

MLA

“Phocaean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phocaean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Phocaean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phocaean.

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