Canaanite
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkeɪnənaɪt/
Proper noun
Canaanite
- An ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.
- A subfamily of the Semitic languages, which were spoken by the ancient peoples of the Canaan region, including Canaanites, Israelites, Phoenicians, and Philistines.
Noun
Canaanite (plural Canaanites)
Translations
Adjective
Canaanite (comparative more Canaanite, superlative most Canaanite)
- Of or pertaining to the people or language of Canaan.
- Of or pertaining to this sect or its followers; Canaanitic
- (by extension) zealous or fanatical.
Translations
References
- “Canaanite” in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.
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