'Phoenix' definitions:

Definition of 'Phoenix'

(from WordNet)
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 [syn: Phoenix, capital of Arizona]
noun
A large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa [syn: phoenix, genus Phoenix]
noun
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
noun
A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor

Definition of 'Phoenix'

From: GCIDE
  • Phoenix \Ph[oe]"nix\ (f[=e]"n[i^]ks), n. [L., a fabulous bird. See Phenix.]
  • 1. Same as Phenix. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) [Capitalized] A genus of palms including the date tree. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'phoenix'

From: GCIDE
  • Phenix \Phe"nix\, n.; pl. Phenixes. [L. phoenix, Gr. foi^nix.] [Written also ph[oe]nix.]
  • 1. (Gr. Myth.) A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes. Hence, an emblem of immortality. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Astron.) A southern constellation. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A marvelous person or thing. [R.] --Latimer. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A person or thing that suffered destruction or defeat and was restored to its former state. [PJC]
  • to rise like a phoenix, to resume an endeavor after an apparently final defeat. [PJC]

Phoenix, AZ -- U.S. city in Arizona

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Phoenix, AZ -- U.S. city in Arizona
Population (2000) :
1321045
Housing Units (2000) :
495832
Land area (2000) :
474.864719 sq. miles (1229.893925 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.227065 sq. miles (0.588095 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
475.091784 sq. miles (1230.482020 sq. km)
FIPS code :
55000
Located within :
Arizona (AZ), FIPS 04
Location :
33.528370 N, 112.076300 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
85003 85004 85006 85007 85008 85009
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Phoenix, NY -- U.S. village in New York

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Phoenix, NY -- U.S. village in New York
Population (2000) :
2251
Housing Units (2000) :
1041
Land area (2000) :
1.144859 sq. miles (2.965170 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.105079 sq. miles (0.272154 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.249938 sq. miles (3.237324 sq. km)
FIPS code :
57661
Located within :
New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location :
43.231324 N, 76.298066 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
13135
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Phoenix, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Phoenix, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000) :
2157
Housing Units (2000) :
846
Land area (2000) :
0.450739 sq. miles (1.167408 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.450739 sq. miles (1.167408 sq. km)
FIPS code :
59572
Located within :
Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location :
41.612333 N, 87.630545 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Phoenix, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Phoenix, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
Population (2000) :
4060
Housing Units (2000) :
1850
Land area (2000) :
1.249290 sq. miles (3.235647 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.249290 sq. miles (3.235647 sq. km)
FIPS code :
57500
Located within :
Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location :
42.274523 N, 122.818748 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
97535
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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