'Phenix' definitions:

Definition of 'Phenix'

From: GCIDE

Phenix \Phe"nix\, n.; pl. Phenixes. [L. phoenix, Gr. foi^nix.] [Written also ph[oe]nix.]
1. (Gr. Myth.) A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes. Hence, an emblem of immortality. [1913 Webster]
2. (Astron.) A southern constellation. [1913 Webster]
3. A marvelous person or thing. [R.] --Latimer. [1913 Webster]
4. A person or thing that suffered destruction or defeat and was restored to its former state. [PJC]
to rise like a phoenix, to resume an endeavor after an apparently final defeat. [PJC]

Name :

Phenix, VA -- U.S. town in Virginia

Population (2000) :

200

Housing Units (2000) :

Land area (2000) :

1.153273 sq. miles (2.986964 sq. km)

Water area (2000) :

0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)

Total area (2000) :

1.153273 sq. miles (2.986964 sq. km)

FIPS code :

61896

Located within :

Virginia (VA), FIPS 51

Location :

37.080841 N, 78.747183 W

ZIP Codes (1990) :

23959

Note :

some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.