Phoenician
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Phoenicia or its inhabitants
Phoenician
(noun) the extinct language of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the ancient world
Phoenician
(noun) a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C.
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Phoe*ni"cian, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to Phoenica.
– n.
Definition: A native or inhabitant of Phoenica.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
