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Canaan

Syllabification: (Ca·naan)
Pronunciation: /ˈkānən/

Definition of Canaan
  • the biblical name for the area of ancient Palestine west of the Jordan River, the Promised Land of the Israelites, who conquered and occupied it during the latter part of the 2nd millennium bc.

Derivatives

Canaanite

Pronunciation: /-ˌnīt/

noun & adjective

Origin:

early 17th century: via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek Khanaan, from Hebrew kĕna`an

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