[Unicode block] Phoenician is a Unicode block containing characters used across the eastern Mediterranean from the 12th century BCE to the 3rd century CE. ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenician_(Unicode_block)
[n] - a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C. 2. [n] - the extinct language of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the ancient world Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=Phoenician