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(n)
the
state
capital
and
largest
city
of
Arizona
;
situated
in
a
former
desert
that
has
become
a
prosperous
agricultural
center
thanks
to
irrigation
(n)
a
large
monocotyledonous
genus
of
pinnate
-
leaved
palms
found
in
Asia
and
Africa
(n)
a
legendary
Arabian
bird
said
to
periodically
burn
itself
to
death
and
emerge
from
the
ashes
as
a
new
phoenix
;
according
to
most
versions
only
one
phoenix
lived
at
a
time
and
it
renewed
itself
every
500
years
(n)
a
constellation
in
the
southern
hemisphere
near
Tucana
and
Sculptor
phoenix Synonyms
capital of Arizona
genus Phoenix
Phoenix
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