Phoenix

Arizona's largest city

Phoenix is the capital and largest city of Arizona, located in the Sonoran Desert.

Named for the mythical bird, the city was built on the ruins of an ancient Hohokam settlement—a civilization risen from the ashes of another.

Phoenix is known for extreme summer heat and as a major metropolitan center in the American Southwest. (Lowercase phoenix is the mythical bird.)

city

Arizona

48th state admitted

Sonoran · Tempe · Scottsdale · Mesa · Glendale · metropolis · heatwave · monsoon · Cardinals · cactus

Categories
Opposites
mythological symbolism

Phoenixdeath

Cessation of life

oblivion · extinction · the void · mortality · entropy

desert climate (city)

PhoenixSeattle

Pacific Northwest metropolis

Juneau · Portland · Miami · New Orleans · Vancouver

symbolic meaning (rebirth)

Phoenixdeath

Cessation of life

extinction · finality · oblivion · annihilation · doom

Phrases
Family

phoenixes, Phoenicians, Phoenician, Phoenicia

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G