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Phenice
(Encyclopedia) PhenicePhenicefēnīˈsē [key], in the New Testament. 1 Same as Phoenicia. 2 Harbor, SW Crete. It was also called Phoenix.Kanton
(Encyclopedia) KantonKantonkăntŏnˈ, kănˈtŏn [key], coral atoll, 3.5 sq mi (9 sq km), central Pacific, largest of the Phoenix Islands, which comprise part of Kiribati, c.2,000 mi (3,220 km) SE of…Uji
(Encyclopedia) UjiUji&oomacr;ˈjē [key], town (1990 pop. 177,010), Kyoto prefecture, S Honshu, Japan. It is a resort and is noted for its green tea and for cormorant fishing. Uji is best known for…The Devil's Dictionary: Phoenix
by Ambrose Bierce PHILOSOPHYPHONOGRAPHPHOENIX -n. The classical prototype of the modern "small hot bird."Brewer's: Phoenix Alley
(London). The alley leading to the Phoenix theatre, now called Drury Lane. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Phoenix ParkPhoenix A B C D E F G H I J…Brewer's: Phoenix Park
(Dublin). A corruption of the Gaelic Fion-uise (fair water), so called from a spring at one time resorted to as a chalybeate spa. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer…Brewer's: Phoenix Period
or Cycle, generally supposed to be 500 years; Tacitus tells us it was 250 years; R. Stuart Poole that it was 1,460 Julian years, like the Sothic Cycle; and Lipsius that it was 1,500 years…Brewer's: Phoenix Theatre
(See Phoenix Alley.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Phoenix TreePhoenix Period A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…Brewer's: Phoenix Tree
The palm. In Greek, phoinix means both phoenix and palm-tree. Now I will believe ... that in Arabia There is one tree, the phoenix' throne- one phoenix At this hour reigneth there.…Rivers and Lakes
Geography Quiz Country CapitalsContinentsMountainsRivers and Lakes FlagsOf the three rivers below, which is longest? MississippiDanubeAmazonLake Ontario is the source for which river? OhioSt.…Trending
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