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phenix |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Phenix \Phe"nix\, n.; pl {Phenixes}. [L. phoenix, Gr foi^nix.] [Written also {ph[oe]nix}.] 1. (Gr. Myth.) A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed by fire by its own act and to rise again from its ashes. Hence an emblem of immortality. 2. (Astron.) A southern constellation. 3. A marvelous person or thing [R.] --Latimer. From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Phenix, VA (town, FIPS 61896) Location: 37.08069 N, 78.74891 W Population (1990): 260 (113 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 23959
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