Canaanite noun. ['keɪnǝnʌɪt] M16.
[from CANAAN + -ITE¹. In sense 2 translating Greek Kananitēs, from Hebrew qanna' zealous.]
1. A native or inhabitant of Canaan; fig. a heathen. M16.
2. A zealot. Now rare or obsolete. E17.

■ Canaanitic [-'nɪtɪk] adjective of Canaan; of or like a Canaanite: L19.

■ Canaanitish adjective = Canaanitic M16.

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