Canaanite. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Canaanite

SYLLABICATION:	Ca·naan·ite
PRONUNCIATION:	kn-nt
NOUN:	1. A member of a Semitic people inhabiting Canaan from late prehistoric times and who were conquered by the Israelites around 1000 b.c. 2. The Semitic language of the Canaanites.
ADJECTIVE:	Of or relating to ancient Canaan or its people, language, or culture.


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