Phenix

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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     2. (Astron.) A southern constellation.
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     3. A marvelous person or thing. [R.] --Latimer.
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     4. A person or thing that suffered destruction or defeat and
        was restored to its former state.
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     {to rise like a phoenix}, to resume an endeavor after an
        apparently final defeat.
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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Phenix, VA (town, FIPS 61896)
    Location: 37.08069 N, 78.74891 W
    Population (1990): 260 (113 housing units)
    Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 23959

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Phenix, VA -- U.S. town in Virginia
     Population (2000):    200
     Housing Units (2000): 94
     Land area (2000):     1.153273 sq. miles (2.986964 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.153273 sq. miles (2.986964 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            61896
     Located within:       Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
     Location:             37.080841 N, 78.747183 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     23959
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Phenix, VA
      Phenix