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      phoenix
      noun
      (mythology) A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.
      (figuratively) Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed.
      (Chinese mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.
      The capital city of Arizona, and the county seat of Maricopa County.
      (mythology) A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology.
      (astronomy) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the mythical bird. It lies north of Tucana.
      (Greek mythology) A character in the Iliad and father of Adonis in Greek mythology or a different character in Greek mythology, brother of Europa and Cadmus.
      (as "the Phoenix") A nickname sometimes used for Japan after World War II.
      A place name:
      A surname.
      A male given name.
      A female given name.
      A German breed of long-tailed chicken.
      A geometer moth of species Eulithis prunata.
      A white variety of grape of German origin used for winemaking.
      A number of places in the United States:
      A number of places in Canada:
      A community in Clearwater County, Alberta.
      A ghost town in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, British Columbia.
      A town north-west of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
      A number of places in Turkey:
      A port town of ancient Lycia, in modern Antalya Province, Turkey; modern Finike.
      A town of ancient Caria, near modern-day Taşlıca Marmaris district, Muğla Province, Turkey.
      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.
      A port town of ancient Crete, in the modern municipality of Agios Vasileios, Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece; modern Foinikas.
      An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Georgia.
      A village in Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois.
      An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
      An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
      An unincorporated community in Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan.
      An unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi.
      A neighbourhood of Edison Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
      A neighborhood of Sayreville borough, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
      A village in Oswego County, New York.
      A city in Jackson County, Oregon.
      Alternative letter-case form of Phoenix (“A geometer moth of species Eulithis prunata.”). [(mythology) A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology.]
      (historical) A Greek silver coin used briefly from 1828 to 1832, divided into 100 lepta.
      (obsolete) A marvelous person or thing.
      verb
      (Australia) To transfer assets from one company to another to dodge liability
      Roots
      phoinixphoenix- · Greek · phoenix
      Words related to phoenix
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