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canaanite

Ca·naan·ite
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [key-nuh-nahyt]
    • /ˈkeɪ nəˌnaɪt/
    • /ˈkeɪ.nə.ˌnaɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [key-nuh-nahyt]
    • /ˈkeɪ nəˌnaɪt/

Definitions of canaanite word

  • noun canaanite a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied the land of Canaan before the Israelite conquest 3
  • noun canaanite the extinct language of this people, belonging to the Canaanitic branch of the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family 3
  • noun canaanite (in later books of the Old Testament) a merchant or trader (Job 40:30; Proverbs 31:24) 3
  • noun canaanite a member of the people originally inhabiting Canaan 3
  • noun canaanite the Semitic language of this people 3
  • noun canaanite a group of ancient Semitic languages including Phoenician, Punic, and Hebrew 3

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Origin of canaanite

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English ≪ Greek Kananī́tēs; see Canaan, -ite1

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Parts of speech for Canaanite

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

canaanite 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

canaanite usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with canaanite

  • what is a canaanite?
  • why did jesus call the canaanite woman a dog?
  • what is a canaanite woman?

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