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Canaanite.

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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name/ˈkeɪnənaɪt/

  1. A subfamily of the Semitic languages, which were spoken by the ancient peoples of the Canaan region, including Canaanites, Israelites and Phoenicians.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Canaan Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Canaanite From Canaan + -ite.

noun/ˈkeɪnənaɪt/

  1. A member of the ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.

  2. A zealot or fanatic.

    broadly

  3. A member of the Canaanism movement.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Canaan Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Canaanite From Canaan + -ite.

adj/ˈkeɪnənaɪt/

  1. Of or pertaining to the people or language of Canaan.

  2. Of or pertaining to this sect or its followers; Canaanitic.

  3. zealous or fanatical.

    broadly
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Canaan Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Canaanite From Canaan + -ite.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.