Phocaean
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Phocaean
- /fəʊˈsiːən/ UK
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From Latin Phocaeus + -an or Phocaea + -n.
adjective more Phocaean · most Phocaean · Phocæan · Phocean
- Of or pertaining to Phocaea or its inhabitants.
noun Phocaeans · Phocæan · Phocean
- An inhabitant of Phocaea. The discipline of the navy was not equal to the valour of the enterprise; Dionysius, commander of the Phocæans, attempted, perhaps too rigorously, to enforce it;—jealousy and disgust broke out among the troops[…].
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Talk about this word "Phocaean." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/phocaean. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Phocaean. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/phocaean "Phocaean." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/phocaean.
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@misc{phocaean_2026,
title = {Phocaean},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/phocaean},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
