Phoenix
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The main meanings of Phoenix are
- Phoenix, Arizona, the capital city of Arizona, United States
- Phoenix (mythology), a mythological bird and the original meaning of the word
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Other meanings
- "... Now please open a new file -- here is the name." Using the keyboard input, Chandra typed out: PHOENIX.
- "Do you know what that is?" he asked Sal.
- With no discernible pause the computer replied: "There are twenty-five references in the current encyclopedia."
- The Phoenix, which has several meanings
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Astronomy and space exploration
- Phoenix (constellation), a minor southern constellation
- Phoenix (spacecraft), a planned NASA mission to Mars
- Phoenix (VTOL spacecraft), American VTOL orbital launch vehicle design study 1982-1988
- The EADS Phoenix, a proposed unmanned European reusable launch vehicle
- Project Phoenix (SETI), a search for extraterrestrial intelligence by listening for radio signals
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Biology
- Phoenix (plant), genus of trees within the palm family Arecaceae (including the Date Palm)
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Comics
- Phoenix (comics), Marvel Comics superhero or entity
- Phoenix (manga), a manga by Osamu Tezuka (Original Japanese title: Hi no Tori)
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Computing
- Phoenix Object Basic, a software-based objective programming language.
- Phoenix operating system shell, developed at Cambridge University for their IBM mainframe
- Phoenix Technologies, a BIOS manufacturer.
- Phoenix, former name of the Mozilla Firefox web browser
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Mythology
- Phoenix (mythology), a mythological creature
- Fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix
- Phoenix (Iliad), a character in the Iliad, tutor of Achilles and father of Adonis; or a different character in Greek mythology, brother of Europa and Cadmus
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Naval operations
- USS Phoenix, the name of several ships in United States Navy
- Phoenix, the first steamboat to sail the open ocean
- Phoenix breakwaters, components of a Mulberry harbour
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Places
- Phoenix, Mauritius, a town on Mauritius
- The Phoenix Islands, a sparsely populated island chain in Kiribati
- Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland
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In the United States:
- Phenix City, Alabama (note the different spelling)
- Phoenix International Raceway a race track in Phoenix, Arizona
- Phoenix, Illinois
- Phoenix, Maryland
- Phoenix, New York
- Phoenix, Oregon
- There are also places named Phoenixville
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Companies
- Phoenix Natural Gas, a utility company supplying Northern Ireland with natural gas
- Phoenix AG, industrial company based in Hamburg, Germany producing industrial rubber-based products
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Literature and video entertainment
- Phoenix (TV series), a television series
- Phoenix Television, a Hong Kong based television broadcaster
- Phoenix (German TV station)
- Phoenix (Star Trek), the name of a fictional spacecraft in the Star Trek universe
- Phoenix Rod, a weapon from the Heretic video game universe
- Phoenix, a Formula Zero pilot in the F-Zero AX video game
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, a 2003 book, and a film with the same name, planned to be released in 2007
- The Fire Phoenix, a fictional mecha from the Zoids model series, which also features heavily in the related Zoids: Fuzors anime
- Phoenix Wright for the Nintendo DS
- Phoenix Down, an item used in the Final Fantasy series of games to revive dead characters
- God Phoenix, the name of a fictional air/space/under-water craft in the anime Science Ninja Team Gatchaman.
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Films
- Simon Phoenix, name of the villain played by Wesley Snipes in the movie Demolition Man
- The Flight of the Phoenix, (1964) novel by Elleston Trevor; remade into the following two films
- Flight to the Phoenix (2005 film), starring Tom Hanks
- Phoenix (1998 film), starring Ray Liotta
- Joaquin Phoenix
- River Phoenix
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Music
- Phoenix (Michelle Williams album), released summer or fall of 2006
- Phoenix (band), a French pop band
- Transsylvania Phoenix, a Romanian rock band
- Phoenix Ascendant, a Canadian power metal band
- Phoenix, the nickname of Dave Farrell, a bass guitarist in Linkin Park
- Phoenix (Labelle album), 1975 album by Labelle
- Phoenix (Dan Fogelberg album), 1980 album by Dan Fogelberg
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Other uses
- Greek phoenix, first modern Greek currency
- AIM-54 Phoenix, a long-range air-to-air missile
- Bristol Phoenix, a diesel-powered aircraft engine
- Phoenix, the handle of Nahshon Even-Chaim, the first major computer hacker to be arrested by Australian Federal Police after intruding into US defense and nuclear weapons research computer systems
- Operation Phoenix, CIA program in Vietnam to "neutralize" the civilian population
- Phoenix, a nickname sometimes used for Japan after World War II
- The Phoenix, a roller coaster in Knoebels amusement park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania
- Loyola Phoenix, a newspaper of Loyola University Chicago
- Phoenix (arcade game), a 1980 arcade game
- Phoenix was a 1960s San Francisco band (see also Mount Rushmore (band))
- The Phoenix (newspaper), The collective name of alterntative weeklies for Boston, Massachusetts, Providence, Rhode Island and Portland, Maine.
- The Phoenix (magazine), Irish news and satire magazine.
- "The Phoenix", alias for professional wrestler Jody Fleisch.
- Project Phoenix (South Africa), the name of the South African National Defence Force programme to revive its Reserve Force
- Phoenix Project (UAV), a university designed UAV ( Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)
- Phoenix station, a Singaporean Light-rail (LRT) station operated by SMRT
- The University of Phoenix
- The Phoenix Lights, one of the most witnessed UFO sighting ever. It got the name because it occur it Phoenix, Arizona on March 13, 1997
See also:
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