Canaanite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
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.
Translations[edit]
an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites
a subfamily of the Semitic languages spoken by the ancient peoples of the Canaan region, including Canaanites, Israelites, Phoenicians, and Philistines
Noun[edit]
Canaanite (plural Canaanites)
- A member of the ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.
- (by extension) A zealot or fanatic.
- A member of the Canaanism movement.
Translations[edit]
member of ancient Semitic people
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Adjective[edit]
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[edit]
of or pertaining to this sect or its followers
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References[edit]
- John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “Canaanite”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.