Phoenix Definition & Meaning
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
- a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa
- 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
"Phoenix" in song lyrics
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"So reenact, a rebirth, now you're the Phoenix"
Afu-Ra — Monotony -
"Reappear roll up rise like a phoenix"
Dre Dog (Andre Nickatina) f/ Mac Dre — Andre N Andre -
"Spit fire like Priest Bai Me, perspire flames like The Phoenix"
Tha Beggas — Supernatural (Premix)
Words that rhyme with phoenix
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- What does phoenix mean?
- 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 a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa a legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix
- What part of speech is phoenix?
- Phoenix is a noun.
- How many definitions does phoenix have?
- Phoenix has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).