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Canaanite

  (kā'nə-nīt')

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.

Of or relating to ancient Canaan or its people, language, or culture.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the extinct language of the Semitic people who occupied Canaan before the Israelite conquest

Canaanite may refer to:

• Canaan and Canaanite people, a historical/Biblical region and people in the area of the present-day Gaza Strip, Israel, West Bank, and Lebanon.

• Canaanite languages

• Canaanite religion

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