phoenix
/ˈfiːnɪks/noun2 syllables
Phoenix means: the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation.
Synonyms for phoenix2
noun, as in the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation
noun, as in a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa
What does phoenix mean?4
noun
the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation
a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa
a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor
a legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix; according to most versions only one phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself every 500 years
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Phoenix in a sentence
- They rise like the phoenix, stronger with each challenge.Igider
- Maria rises like a phoenix from the ashes.carlosalberto
- Elvish healers claimed that phoenix gristle could strengthen weakened bones.rul
- The phoenix rose from its ashes.Hybrid
- Last year, we came to Phoenix.Atomo
- Phoenix is the capital of Arizona.CK
- Are you two going to Phoenix?azraelgnosis
- Homes in Phoenix are very comfortable.Advanced
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Forms of phoenix
as a noun
- plural
- phoenixes