phoenician

English Thesaurus

1. the extinct language of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the ancient world (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	canaanitic, canaanitic language,
definition	:	a group of Semitic languages (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	punic,
definition	:	the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage (noun.communication)

domain region	:	phenicia, phoenicia,
definition	:	an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean (noun.location)

2. a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C. (noun.person)

hypernym	:	semite,
definition	:	a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa (noun.person)

3. of or relating to or characteristic of Phoenicia or its inhabitants (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	phenicia, phoenicia,
definition	:	an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean (noun.location)

pertainym	:	phenicia, phoenicia,
definition	:	an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean (noun.location)