n.
Pronunciation: ' k ā -n ə - ˌ n ī t
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek Kananit ē s, from Kanaan Canaan, from Hebrew K ĕ na'an
Date: 1535
: a member of a Semitic people inhabiting ancient Palestine and Phoenicia from about 3000 B.C.
– Canaanite adjective