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phoenix meaning and definition
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Definition of Phoenix (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
- synonyms: capital of Arizona
- a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa
- synonyms: genus Phoenix
- 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
- a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor
Source: Princeton University Wordnet