"Canaanite" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈkeɪnənaɪt/ Forms: more Canaanite [comparative], most Canaanite [superlative]
Etymology: From Canaan + -ite. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Canaan|ite}} Canaan + -ite Head templates: {{en-adj}} Canaanite (comparative more Canaanite, superlative most Canaanite)
  1. Of or pertaining to the people or language of Canaan. Categories (topical): Ancient Near East
    Sense id: en-Canaanite-en-adj--ZWkq~2j Disambiguation of Ancient Near East: 19 6 11 18 17 16 0 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite, Old Armenian terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 9 16 13 17 12 1 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 12 7 16 15 18 13 1 17 Disambiguation of Old Armenian terms with redundant script codes: 17 6 13 17 17 15 2 14
  2. Of or pertaining to this sect or its followers; Canaanitic. Translations (of or pertaining to this sect or its followers): Kanaänitisch (Dutch), cananéen [masculine] (French), chananéen [masculine] (French), kanaanäisch (German), kananäisch (German), kanaanitisch (German), kananitisch (German), כנעני (k'na'aní) (Hebrew), kánaánita (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-Canaanite-en-adj-sQRrSEC1 Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to this sect or its followers': 2 95 3
  3. (by extension) zealous or fanatical. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Ancient Near East
    Sense id: en-Canaanite-en-adj-Nx0pgkRC Disambiguation of Ancient Near East: 19 6 11 18 17 16 0 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ite, Old Armenian terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 9 16 13 17 12 1 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 5 23 14 16 12 1 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 12 7 16 15 18 13 1 17 Disambiguation of Old Armenian terms with redundant script codes: 17 6 13 17 17 15 2 14

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkeɪnənaɪt/
Etymology: From Canaan + -ite. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Canaan|ite}} Canaan + -ite Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Canaanite
  1. An ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites. Categories (topical): Ancient Near East Translations (an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites): kánaánita (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-Canaanite-en-name-edGwvpx5 Disambiguation of Ancient Near East: 19 6 11 18 17 16 0 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite, Old Armenian terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 9 16 13 17 12 1 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 12 7 16 15 18 13 1 17 Disambiguation of Old Armenian terms with redundant script codes: 17 6 13 17 17 15 2 14 Disambiguation of 'an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites': 78 22
  2. A subfamily of the Semitic languages, which were spoken by the ancient peoples of the Canaan region, including Canaanites, Israelites, Phoenicians, and Philistines. Categories (topical): Ancient Near East Derived forms: Proto-Canaanite Translations (a subfamily of the Semitic languages spoken by the ancient peoples of the Canaan region, including Canaanites, Israelites, Phoenicians, and Philistines): kánaáni (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-Canaanite-en-name-O168w832 Disambiguation of Ancient Near East: 19 6 11 18 17 16 0 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite, Old Armenian terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 9 16 13 17 12 1 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 12 7 16 15 18 13 1 17 Disambiguation of Old Armenian terms with redundant script codes: 17 6 13 17 17 15 2 14 Disambiguation of 'a subfamily of the Semitic languages spoken by the ancient peoples of the Canaan region, including Canaanites, Israelites, Phoenicians, and Philistines': 25 75

Noun

IPA: /ˈkeɪnənaɪt/ Forms: Canaanites [plural]
Etymology: From Canaan + -ite. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Canaan|ite}} Canaan + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} Canaanite (plural Canaanites)
  1. A member of the ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites. Categories (topical): Ancient Near East Translations (member of ancient Semitic people): كَنْعَانِيّ (kanʕāniyy) (Arabic), քանանացի (kʿananacʿi) (Armenian), Kanaäniet [masculine] (Dutch), Cananéen [masculine] (French), Cananéenne [feminine] (French), Kanaanäer [masculine] (German), Kanaanäerin [feminine] (German), Kananäer [masculine] (German), Kananäerin [feminine] (German), Kanaanit [masculine] (German), Kanaanitin [feminine] (German), Kanaaniter [masculine] (German), Kanaaniterin [feminine] (German), Kananiter [masculine] (German), Kananiterin [feminine] (German), כנעני (k'na'aní) (Hebrew), kánaánita (Hungarian), cananeo (Italian), mtru wa Kanani [class-1, class-2] (Maore Comorian), քանանացի (kʿananacʿi) (Old Armenian), کنعانی (kan'âni) (Persian), cananeu [masculine] (Portuguese), cananeia [feminine] (Portuguese), canaanita [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), хананей (xananej) [masculine] (Russian), cananeo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Canaanite-en-noun-Mx4zI3nu Disambiguation of Ancient Near East: 19 6 11 18 17 16 0 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite, Old Armenian terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 9 16 13 17 12 1 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 12 7 16 15 18 13 1 17 Disambiguation of Old Armenian terms with redundant script codes: 17 6 13 17 17 15 2 14 Disambiguation of 'member of ancient Semitic people': 86 2 12
  2. (by extension) A zealot or fanatic. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-Canaanite-en-noun-aDQoPbPk
  3. A member of the Canaanism movement. Categories (topical): Ancient Near East
    Sense id: en-Canaanite-en-noun-34e~FTgb Disambiguation of Ancient Near East: 19 6 11 18 17 16 0 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite, Old Armenian terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 9 16 13 17 12 1 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 12 7 16 15 18 13 1 17 Disambiguation of Old Armenian terms with redundant script codes: 17 6 13 17 17 15 2 14

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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