Phoenician

noun

Phoe·​ni·​cian fi-ˈnē-shən  -ˈni- 

1

: a native or inhabitant of ancient Phoenicia

2

: the Semitic language of ancient Phoenicia

Phoenician adjective

Examples of Phoenician in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ayoade was recently seen on film in Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme and The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 June 2026

One of the oldest cities on the Mediterranean coast, Tyre, in antiquity, was at various times Phoenician, Persian, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine. — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 8 June 2026

Nashville Hot Fried Chicken Bites DW Photography 2023 At The Phoenician Tavern at The Phoenician in Scottsdale, tender, dark meat chicken is marinated in a mixture of spicy buffalo sauce, creamy buttermilk and zesty pickle juice. — Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 8 May 2026

At Mowry & Cotton at The Phoenician in Scottsdale, this cocktail is made with Woodford Reserve Bourbon, lemonade and cranberry juice are combined into a mixing glass with ice. — Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2026

Truman appeared with his dad in the 2022 film A Man Called Otto and has worked behind-the-scenes on films such as Black Widow, The Phoenician Scheme, Succession and more. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026

He's also become a regular in Wes Anderson's troupe of A-listers, having appeared in Isle of Dogs (2018), Asteroid City (2023), and The Phoenician Scheme (2025). — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026

Opa the Phoenician, a Lebanese restaurant in Providence's historic Federal Hill, is now home to the mural, which artist Ian Gaudreau began working on Friday. — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Phoenician

• accretion
• completion
• concretion
• deletion
• depletion
• excretion
• repletion
• secretion
• carburetion
• grecian
• hypersecretion

Kids Definition

Phoenician

noun

Phoe·​ni·​cian fi-ˈnish-ən  -ˈnē-shən 

1

: a person born or living in ancient Phoenicia

2

: the Semitic language of ancient Phoenicia

Phoenician adjective