adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the people or language of Canaan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Canaanite
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Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: K EY1 N AH0 N AY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to this sect or its followers; Canaanitic.
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adj
Meaning 3
zealous or fanatical.
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name
Meaning 4
A subfamily of the Semitic languages, which were spoken by the ancient peoples of the Canaan region, including Canaanites, Israelites and Phoenicians.
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noun
Meaning 5
A member of the ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.
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noun
Meaning 6
A zealot or fanatic.
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Usage: broadly
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noun
Meaning 7
A member of the Canaanism movement.
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noun
Meaning 8
the extinct language of the Semitic people who occupied Canaan before the Israelite conquest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Canaanitic, Canaanitic language
noun
Meaning 9
a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before it was conquered by the Israelites
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Semite
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Canaan Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Canaanite From Canaan + -ite.
Across languages
Translations
56 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: Kanaänitisch — of or pertaining to this sect or its followers
- French: cananéen — of or pertaining to this sect or its followers
- French: chananéen — of or pertaining to this sect or its followers
- German: kanaanäisch — of or pertaining to this sect or its followers
- German: kananäisch — of or pertaining to this sect or its followers
- German: kanaanitisch — of or pertaining to this sect or its followers
- German: kananitisch — of or pertaining to this sect or its followers
- Greek: χαναανιτικός (chanaanitikós) — of or pertaining to this sect or its followers
- Greek: χαναανικός (chanaanikós) — of or pertaining to this sect or its followers
- Ancient Greek: Χαναναῖος (Khananaîos) — of or pertaining to this sect or its followers
- Hebrew: כנעני (k'na'aní) — of or pertaining to this sect or its followers
- Hungarian: kánaánita — of or pertaining to this sect or its followers
- Italian: cananeo — of or pertaining to this sect or its followers
- Latin: Chananaeus — of or pertaining to this sect or its followers
- Latin: Chanāneus — of or pertaining to this sect or its followers
- Malayalam: ക്നാനായ (knānāya) — of or pertaining to this sect or its followers
- Portuguese: cananeu — of or pertaining to this sect or its followers
- Portuguese: canaanita — of or pertaining to this sect or its followers
- Spanish: cananeo — of or pertaining to this sect or its followers
- Spanish: canaanita — of or pertaining to this sect or its followers
- Hungarian: kánaáni — a subfamily of the Semitic languages spoken by the ancient peoples of the Canaan region, including Canaanites, Israelites and Phoenicians
- Arabic: كَنْعَانِيّ (kanʕāniyy) — member of ancient Semitic people
- Armenian: քանանացի (kʻananacʻi) — member of ancient Semitic people
- Old Armenian: քանանացի (kʻananacʻi) — member of ancient Semitic people
- Cherokee: ᎠᎨᎾᏂ (agenani) — member of ancient Semitic people
- Cherokee: ᎨᎾᏂ ᎡᎯ (genani ehi) — member of ancient Semitic people
- Cherokee: ᎠᎨᎾᏂᏗ (agenanidi) — member of ancient Semitic people
- Maore Comorian: mtru wa Kanani — member of ancient Semitic people
- Dutch: Kanaäniet — member of ancient Semitic people
- French: Cananéen — member of ancient Semitic people
- French: Cananéenne — member of ancient Semitic people
- French: Chananéen — member of ancient Semitic people
- French: Chananéenne — member of ancient Semitic people
- German: Kanaanäer — member of ancient Semitic people
- German: Kanaanäerin — member of ancient Semitic people
- German: Kananäer — member of ancient Semitic people
- German: Kananäerin — member of ancient Semitic people
- German: Kanaanit — member of ancient Semitic people
- German: Kanaanitin — member of ancient Semitic people
- German: Kanaaniter — member of ancient Semitic people
- German: Kanaaniterin — member of ancient Semitic people
- German: Kananiter — member of ancient Semitic people
- German: Kananiterin — member of ancient Semitic people
- Ancient Greek: Χαναναῖος (Khananaîos) — member of ancient Semitic people
- Hebrew: כנעני (k'na'aní) — member of ancient Semitic people
- Hungarian: kánaánita — member of ancient Semitic people
- Italian: cananeo — member of ancient Semitic people
- Latin: Chananaeus — member of ancient Semitic people
- Latin: Chananaea — member of ancient Semitic people
- Persian: کنعانی (kan'âni) — member of ancient Semitic people
- Portuguese: cananeu — member of ancient Semitic people
- Portuguese: cananeia — member of ancient Semitic people
- Portuguese: canaanita — member of ancient Semitic people
- Russian: хананей (xananej) — member of ancient Semitic people
- Spanish: cananeo — member of ancient Semitic people
- Tumbuka: muKanani — member of ancient Semitic people
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