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Ca·naan·ite  audio  (kn-nt) KEY 

NOUN:
  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.
ADJECTIVE:
Of or relating to ancient Canaan or its people, language, or culture.



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