1 a mythical bird, the only one of its kind, that after living for five or six centuries in the Arabian desert, burnt itself on a funeral pyre and rose from the ashes with renewed youth to live through another cycle.
2 a unique person or thing.
Etymology: OE & OF fenix f. L phoenix f. Gk phoinix Phoenician, purple, phoenix
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Phoenix [Phoenix] [ˈfiːnɪks] [ˈfiːnɪks]
the capital of the US state of Arizona, now one of the largest cities in the United States
Useful english dictionary. 2012.