Definitions for canaanites

canaanites Ca·naan·ite

Spelling: [key-nuh-nahyt]
IPA: /ˈkeɪ nəˌnaɪt/

Canaanites is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 428 anagrams from letters in canaanites (aaaceinnst).

Definitions for canaanites

noun

  1. a member of a Semitic people that inhabited parts of ancient Palestine and were conquered by the Israelites and largely absorbed by them.
  2. a group of Semitic languages, including Hebrew and Phoenician, spoken chiefly in ancient Palestine and Syria.

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Canaan, the Canaanites, or the Canaanite group of languages.

Origin of canaanites

1350-1400; Middle English ≪ Greek Kananī́tēs; see Canaan, -ite1

Examples for canaanites

Indeed, the ruling family which came into prominence there is believed to have been of canaanitic origin.

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