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Chanaanite

Chanaanite is the alternative spelling of Canaanite.

Meaning of Canaanite

Noun

Canaanite (plural Canaanites)

  1. A member of the ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.
    • Among the ancient Canaanites it was considered a divine honor to perform the sexual act.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 54
  2. (broadly) A zealot or fanatic.
  3. A member of the Canaanism movement.

See all 7 meanings of Canaanite

Forms of Chanaanite

pluralChanaanites

Origin of Chanaanite

From Chanaan + -ite.

Questions about Chanaanite

What is Chanaanite the alternative spelling of?
Chanaanite is the alternative spelling of Canaanite.

Words near Chanaanite in the dictionary

  1. chana daal
  2. chana dahl
  3. chana dal
  4. chana dhal
  5. Chanaan
  6. Chanaanite
  7. chanachur
  8. Chanakya
  9. Chanakyas
  10. Chanambam
  11. Chananaean

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