Canaanite

From Canaan +‎ -ite.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪnənaɪt/

Canaanite

1. An ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.
2. A subfamily of the Semitic languages, which were spoken by the ancient peoples of the Canaan region, including Canaanites, Israelites, Phoenicians, and Philistines.

Canaanite (plural Canaanites)

1. A member of the ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.
2. (by extension) A zealot or fanatic.
3. A member of the Canaanism movement.

Canaanite (comparative more Canaanite, superlative most Canaanite)

1. Of or pertaining to the people or language of Canaan.
2. Of or pertaining to this sect or its followers; Canaanitic
3. (by extension) zealous or fanatical.

• “Canaanite” in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.