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Phoenician Pronunciation
Phoenician is pronounced fuh-NEE-shuhn, IPA /fəˈniʃən/.
fuh-NEE-shuhn
US /fəˈniʃən/
Syllables: fuh · NEE · shuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective and noun: Belonging to the ancient trading people of the eastern Mediterranean coast.
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Phoenician in a Sentence
- Phoenician traders reached Cornwall for tin.
- The alphabet we use descends from Phoenician.
- A Phoenician wreck was found off Sicily.
Common Mispronunciations of Phoenician
Not foh-uh-NI-shuhn
That oe spelling makes a single sound, and in this unstressed opening it is a plain uh.
Not fuh-NEE-kee-uhn
Squash the ci into one sh so the word closes on a tidy shuhn.
Tip: Three beats, fuh-NEE-shuhn. The Phoenicians gave Europe its alphabet.
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