a southern constellation (the Phoenix), west of Grus

used with preceding Greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation Phoenix

the star Delta Phoenicis

the state capital of Arizona; population 1,567,924 (est. 2008). Its dry climate makes it a popular winter resort

(in classical mythology) a unique bird that lived for five or six centuries in the Arabian desert, after this time burning itself on a funeral pyre and rising from the ashes with renewed youth to live through another cycle