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Canaanite

 
Dictionary: Ca·naan·ite   ('nə-nīt') pronunciation
n.
  1. A member of a Semitic people inhabiting Canaan from late prehistoric times and who were conquered by the Israelites around 1000 B.C.
  2. The Semitic language of the Canaanites.
adj.
Of or relating to ancient Canaan or its people, language, or culture.


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Meaning #1: the extinct language of the Semitic people who occupied Canaan before the Israelite conquest


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