PHOENIX


Meaning of PHOENIX in English

I . Phoenix

the capital and largest city in the US state of Arizona . It is on the Salt River in central Arizona and has a warm, dry climate that attracts tourists. It is a centre for agricultural products and information technology. Phoenix became a city in 1881 and the capital of the Arizona Territory in 1889. It received the Bertelsmann Foundation Award in 1993 as the best managed city in the world.

II . River Phoenix

(1970–93)

a US actor who became a cult figure (= a person who is fashionable with a particular group) among young people after he accidentally took too many drugs and died at the age of 23. He played sensitive characters, and his films include Stand By Me (1986), Running on Empty (1988), My Own Private Idaho (1991) and Sneakers (1992).

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.