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- [key-nuh n]
- /ˈkeɪ nən/
- /ˈkeɪnən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [key-nuh n]
- /ˈkeɪ nən/
Definitions of canaan word
- noun canaan an ancient region between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean, corresponding roughly to Israel: the Promised Land of the Israelites 3
- noun canaan ancient region at the SE end of the Mediterranean, extending eastward to the Jordan River; the Biblical Promised Land: Gen. 17:8 3
- noun canaan the ancient region lying between the Jordan, the Dead Sea, and the Mediterranean: the land promised by God to Abraham. Gen. 12:5–10. 1
- noun canaan Biblical name of Palestine. 1
- noun canaan any land of promise. 1
- noun canaan a descendant of Ham, the son of Noah. Gen. 10. 1
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Parts of speech for Canaan
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canaan popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
canaan usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for canaan
noun canaan
- nirvana — (often initial capital letter). Pali nibbana. Buddhism. freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.
- promised land — Heaven.
- immortality — immortal condition or quality; unending life.
- paradise — a town in N California.
- kingdom — a state or government having a king or queen as its head.
Antonyms for canaan
noun canaan
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- sorrow — distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
- hell — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
- unhappiness — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
- misery — wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
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