'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]
Phenix, VA -- U.S. town in Virginia
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Phenix, VA -- U.S. town in Virginia
Population (2000) :
200
Housing Units (2000) :
94
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.