Canaanite

(-īt′)

noun

  1. a member of the people originally inhabiting Canaan
  2. the Semitic language of this people
  3. a group of ancient Semitic languages including Phoenician, Punic, and Hebrew

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See Canaanite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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

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