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Canaan Dog

Canaan Dog noun: a herding dog native to Israel.

canaan dog: a herding dog native to Israel
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Noun (1)

Canaan Dog (plural Canaan Dogs)

  1. A herding dog native to Israel.

Noun (2) capitalized: Canaan dog

Canaan dog (plural Canaan dogs)

  1. A breed of pariah dog, believed to have been a primitive feral in ancient Canaan.

Canaan Dog meaning in Malay and Indonesian

Canaan Dog in Malay

Canaan Dog
anjing Kanaan

Canaan Dog in Indonesian

Canaan Dog
anjing Kanaan

Forms of Canaan Dog

pluralCanaan Dogs
pluralCanaan dogs

Questions about Canaan Dog

What does Canaan Dog mean?
Canaan Dog means a herding dog native to Israel.
What is Canaan Dog in Malay?
Canaan Dog in Malay is anjing Kanaan. See Canaan Dog meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is Canaan Dog?
Canaan Dog is a noun.
What is the plural of Canaan Dog?
The plural of Canaan Dog is Canaan Dogs.

Words near Canaan Dog in the dictionary

  1. can-openers
  2. Can-untog
  3. Can.
  4. Cana
  5. Canaan
  6. Canaan Dog
  7. Canaan Dogs
  8. Canaanean
  9. Canaaneans
  10. Canaanic
  11. Canaanism

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