phoenician

• Relativo a la antigua civilización de Fenicia, a su pueblo, lengua o cultura.

Relating to the ancient civilization of Phoenicia, its people, language, or culture.

1. Relating to ancient PhoeniciaC1formal

   Of or pertaining to the ancient civilization of Phoenicia, its people, culture, or language.

   Fenicio, relativo a la antigua Fenicia

   • The Phoenician alphabet was a major influence on Greek writing.
   • Phoenician traders established colonies across the Mediterranean.
   • The museum has a collection of Phoenician artifacts.

• Sustantivo que designa a un miembro de un antiguo pueblo semita que dominó el comercio marítimo en el Mediterráneo durante el primer milenio antes de nuestra era, o la lengua extinta que hablaban.

A noun referring to a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium BC, or to their extinct language.

nombre propio

1. Ancient Semitic peopleC1formal

   A member of an ancient Semitic civilization that flourished in the coastal region of the eastern Mediterranean, known for their maritime trade and alphabet.

   fenicio

   • The Phoenicians established colonies across the Mediterranean.
   • Phoenician merchants traded purple dye and glass.
   • Historians study the Phoenician influence on ancient Greece.

2. Extinct languageC1formal

   The extinct Semitic language spoken by the ancient Phoenician people, which was the source of many modern alphabets.

   Idioma fenicio

   • Phoenician was written using a 22-letter alphabet.
   • Inscriptions in Phoenician have been found in Carthage.
   • Scholars have deciphered many Phoenician texts.