Phoenicia

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Pronounced Pron. fə-NEE-shə(English)
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Contributor Contrib.alpoxwolf on 3/17/2018
Last Editor EditorMike C on 2/22/2020  [revision history]

Meaning & History

from the Ancient Greek: Φοινίκη, Phoiníkē meaning "purple country", Phoenicia was a thalassocratic ancient Semitic civilization that originated in the Eastern Mediterranean and in the west of the Fertile Crescent.