CANAAN Meaning of CANAAN in English n. 1 a promised land (orig. that west of the River Jordan, the Promised Land of the Israelites). 2 heaven. [ eccl.L f. eccl.Gk Khanaan f. Heb. k e na'an ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012