What is another word for phoenician?

Pronunciation: [fə͡ʊnˈɪʃən] (IPA)

Phoenician is a term used to describe people, language, and culture that emerged from the eastern Mediterranean region during the Bronze Age. Some synonyms for Phoenician include Canaanite, Carthaginian, Punic, and Semitic. The Canaanites were the earliest people to inhabit the land of the Phoenicians, and their language, culture, and religion influenced the Phoenicians greatly. Carthaginians were descendants of Phoenicians who established a powerful empire in North Africa, while Punic refers to the language spoken by the Carthaginians. Semitic is a broader term that encompasses many cultures and languages, including Phoenician, and is used to describe people who speak languages derived from the ancient Semitic languages.

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What are the hypernyms for Phoenician?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • hypernyms for phoenician (as nouns)

What are the hyponyms for Phoenician?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

Usage examples for Phoenician

The strangeness of the phoenician mariners, the unfamiliar charm of their cargoes-such were the impressions left on Greek story by the early visits of phoenician ships.
"The Ancient East"
D. G. Hogarth
Therefore on the whole, though Herodotus asserts that the phoenician mariners carried Assyrian cargoes, there is remarkably little evidence that those cargoes reached the West, and equally little that phoenicians had any considerable direct trade with Mesopotamia.
"The Ancient East"
D. G. Hogarth
There are the delicate productions of Castellani, the gold and enamel of Venice, the gold-work of several different colors which has become so artistic; there are the modern antiques, copied from the phoenician jewellery found at Cyprus-these made into pins for the cap, pendants for the neck, rings and bracelets, boxes for the holding of small sweetmeats, so fashionable many years ago, are pretty presents for an elderly lady.
"Manners and Social Usages"
Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood

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