Phoenix
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfiːnɪks/
rhymes: -iːnɪks
Etymology: From Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînĭx), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology.
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the mythical bird. It lies north of Tucana.
topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: A character in the Iliad and father of Adonis in Greek mythology or a different character in Greek mythology, brother of Europa and Cadmus.
glosses: A place name:
A number of places in Turkey:
A port town of ancient Lycia, in modern Antalya Province, Turkey; modern Finike.
glosses: A place name:
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A town of ancient Caria, near modern-day Taşlıca Marmaris district, Muğla Province, Turkey.
glosses: A place name:
A number of places in Greece:
A port town of ancient Crete, in the modern municipality of Sfakia, Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece; modern Loutro.
glosses: A place name:
A number of places in Greece:
A port town of ancient Crete, in the modern municipality of Agios Vasileios, Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece; modern Foinikas.
examples: text: A man was arrested Saturday in College Park, Georgia, after he was accused of throwing a sex toy on to the court during the Dream’s 29 July game with the Golden State Valkyries, according to a police report. The report said he threw another sex toy during the Dream’s game on Friday against the Phoenix Mercury. […] Another man in Phoenix was arrested after police say he threw a sex toy in the crowd at a Mercury game on Tuesday.
ref: 2025 August 8, “Another WNBA game disrupted by sex toy thrown on court in Chicago”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 08 Aug 2025:
glosses: A place name:
A number of places in the United States:
The capital city of Arizona, and the county seat of Maricopa County.
glosses: A place name:
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An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Georgia.
glosses: A place name:
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A village in Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois.
glosses: A place name:
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An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
glosses: A place name:
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An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
glosses: A place name:
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An unincorporated community in Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan.
glosses: A place name:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi.
glosses: A place name:
A number of places in the United States:
A neighbourhood of Edison Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
glosses: A place name:
A number of places in the United States:
A neighborhood of Sayreville borough, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
glosses: A place name:
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A village in Oswego County, New York.
glosses: A place name:
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A city in Jackson County, Oregon.
glosses: A place name:
A number of places in Canada:
A community in Clearwater County, Alberta.
glosses: A place name:
A number of places in Canada:
A ghost town in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, British Columbia.
glosses: A place name:
A town north-west of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
glosses: A nickname sometimes used for Japan after World War II.
raw_tags: as "the Phoenix"
glosses: A surname.
glosses: A male given name.
glosses: A female given name.
Derived terms: Phoenix Park
Related terms: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
word: Phoenicis
sense: capital city of Arizona
word: Phoenician