What is the Latin word for Phoenicia?

The usual Latin words for “Phoenicia” are Phoenīx, Phoenīssa. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“Phoenicia” in Latin

PhoenīxPhoenician (inhabitant of Phoenicia)PhoenīssaPhoenicia (an ancient region in coastal Western Asia, in modern Syria and Lebanon); a Phoenician or Carthaginian woman

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

Phoenicia

Phoenice, -es, and Phoenicia, -ae (f.); of or belonging to Phoenicia, Phoenician, Phoenicius, -a, -um; pecul. masculine, Phoenix, -icis; pecul. feminine, Phoenissa, -ae; the Phoenicians, Phoenices, -um (m.)

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What is the Latin word for Phoenicia?: The usual Latin words for “Phoenicia” are Phoenīx, Phoenīssa. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.