Phoenix,

9 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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phoenix \Ph[oe]"nix\ (f[=e]"n[i^]ks), n. [L., a fabulous bird.
     See {Phenix}.]
     1. Same as {Phenix}. --Shak.
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     2. (Bot.) [Capitalized] A genus of palms including the date
        tree.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Phoenix
       n 1: the state capital and largest city of Arizona; situated in a
            former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural
            center thanks to irrigation [syn: {capital of Arizona}]
       2: a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found
          in Asia and Africa [syn: {genus Phoenix}]
       3: 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
       4: a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and
          Sculptor

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  PHOENIX, n.  The classical prototype of the modern "small hot bird."
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Phoenix, AZ (city, FIPS 55000)
    Location: 33.54255 N, 112.07140 W
    Population (1990): 983403 (422036 housing units)
    Area: 1087.6 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 85003, 85004, 85006, 85007, 85008, 85009, 85012, 85013, 85014, 85015, 85016, 85017, 85018, 85019, 85020, 85021, 85022, 85023, 85024, 85028, 85029, 85031, 85032, 85033, 85034, 85035, 85037, 85039, 85040, 85041, 85043, 85044, 85051
  Phoenix, IL (village, FIPS 59572)
    Location: 41.61235 N, 87.63047 W
    Population (1990): 2217 (776 housing units)
    Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Phoenix, NY (village, FIPS 57661)
    Location: 43.23181 N, 76.29726 W
    Population (1990): 2435 (996 housing units)
    Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 13135
  Phoenix, OR (city, FIPS 57500)
    Location: 42.27449 N, 122.81597 W
    Population (1990): 3239 (1425 housing units)
    Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 97535

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

  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
                           85012 85013 85014 85015 85016 85017
                           85018 85019 85020 85021 85022 85023
                           85024 85028 85029 85031 85032 85033
                           85034 85035 85037 85039 85040 85041
                           85043 85044 85051
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Phoenix, AZ
      Phoenix
  

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

  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.
     Headwords:
      Phoenix, NY
      Phoenix
  

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

  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
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Phoenix, IL
      Phoenix
  

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

  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.
     Headwords:
      Phoenix, OR
      Phoenix