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.