Phoenix

The English Wiktionary has dictionary definitions (meanings of a word) for: Phoenix and phoenix

Phoenix (pronounce: "FEE-niks") most often refers to:

• Phoenix (mythology), a mythical bird that dies in flames and is reborn from the ashes
• Phoenix, Arizona, a large city in the United States
• Phoenix (spacecraft), a spacecraft that landed in the north polar region of Mars

Phoenix may also refer to:

Arts, literature, entertainment

Astronomy and space exploration

• Phoenix (constellation), a minor southern constellation
• Phoenix Dwarf, a small galaxy
• Phoenix (spacecraft), a NASA mission to Mars, launched in 2007
• EADS Phoenix, a proposed unmanned European reusable launch vehicle
• Project Phoenix (SETI), a search for extraterrestrial intelligence by listening for radio signals

Biology

• Phoenix (plant), genus of trees within the palm family Arecaceae (including the Date Palm)
• Phoenix (chicken), a breed of chicken from Japan

Companies

• Phoenix AG, an industrial company based in Hamburg, Germany producing industrial rubber-based products
• Phoenix Motorcars, a California-based company that focuses on developing electric vehicles
• Phoenix Natural Gas, a utility company in Northern Ireland
• Phoenix Pharmahandel, a pharmaceutical company based in Mannheim, Germany
• Phoenix Venture Holdings, a British company
• Phoenix (automobile), a defunct British automobile company

Computing

• Phoenix (compiler framework), a framework from Microsoft
• Phoenix Object Basic, a software-based objective programming language
• Phoenix (computer), an IBM mainframe at Cambridge University
• Phoenix Technologies, a BIOS manufacturer
• Mozilla Firefox, a web browser that was previously known as Phoenix

Maritime (civil) ships and boats

• Phoenix (boat), steamship built 1806-07, the first steamboat to sail the open ocean
• Phoenix (ship) or Phenix, a whaling vessel based in Nantucket (1821-1858), discoverer of Winslow Reef
• Phoenix (of London), nineteenth century whaling vessel based in London and active in the Pacific in the 1820s, discoverer of Phoenix Island (Rawaki)
• USS Phoenix (1861) whaler of New London, sunk in the Stone Fleet, 1861
• Phoenix of New Bedford, whaler
• Phoenix (Moore), Captain Hugh Moore. British East India ship, wintered in the Columbia River in 1794
• Phoenix (Alaska) the first ship built in the Russian colony of Alaska (1794-1799)
• Sao Jao y Fenix, also known as Fenis and St. Joseph, a 50-foot open boat involved in the Vancouver Expedition
• Phoenix (tall ship), of Dell Quay

Military, naval and air forces

Mythology

• Phoenix (mythology), a mythical bird that dies in flames and is reborn from the ashes.
• Fenghuang, the Asian phoenix.
• Phoenix (Myrmidon), a character in the Iliad who serves under Achilles as one of his commanders; or a different character in Greek mythology, brother of Cadmus and Europa
• Phoenix (son of Agenor)

People

• Beth Phoenix, a professional wrestler
• Joaquin Phoenix (born 1974), American actor
• Lauren Phoenix (born 1979), Canadian pornographic actress
• Lena Phoenix, author
• River Phoenix (1970–1993), American actor
• "Phoenix", the handle of Nahshon Even-Chaim (born 1971), convicted Australian computer hacker
• "The Phoenix", an alias for professional wrestler Jody Fleisch (born 1980)
• "Phoenix", the stage name of Dave Farrell, bass guitarist in Linkin Park
• Simon Phoenix, a fictional character in the film Demolition Man

Places

• Phoenix, Mauritius, a town on Mauritius
• Phoenix Islands, a sparsely populated island chain in Kiribati
• Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland
• Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto
• Phoenix Cinema, the oldest continuously-running cinema in London

In the United States:

• Phoenix, Arizona
• Phoenix, Illinois
• Phoenix, Maryland
• Phoenix, Michigan
• Phoenix, New York
• Phoenix, Oregon
• Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
• Phenix City, Alabama (note spelling)

Other uses

• Phénix, a prototype fast breeder nuclear reactor in France
• Phoenix Patrol Challenge, the national scoutcraft competition of Scouting Ireland
• Phoenix Project, a Virginia-based nonprofit
• Greek phoenix, first modern Greek currency
• Order of the Phoenix (Greek order), a modern Greek order
• Bristol Phoenix, a diesel-powered aircraft engine
• Phoenix (roller coaster), a roller coaster in Knoebels amusement park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania
• Phoenix LRT Station, a Singaporean Light-rail (LRT) station operated by SMRT
• University of Phoenix, a university in the United States of America
• Phoenix Lights, one of the most witnessed UFO sightings ever
• La Fenice or "The Phoenix", a famous opera house in Venice, Italy
• Phoenix codes, police radio shorthand
• Chrysler Phoenix engine, an upcoming V6 engines family planned at Chrysler for 2010
• Pontiac Phoenix, American automobile
• The Phoenix Sorority, New York City Fellowship organization for young women
• PHOENIX Pharmahandel, a German pharmaceutical company.

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