CANAANITE


Meaning of CANAANITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkā-nə-ˌnīt ]

noun

Etymology: Greek Kananitēs, from Kanaan Canaan, from Hebrew Kĕna‘an

Date: 1535

: a member of a Semitic people inhabiting ancient Palestine and Phoenicia from about 3000 B.C.

• Canaanite adjective

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