canaanite

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the people or language of Canaan.

2. Of or pertaining to this sect or its followers; Canaanitic

3. (by extension) zealous or fanatical.

noun

1. a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before it was conquered by the Israelites

Definition categories: person, semite

2. the extinct language of the Semitic people who occupied Canaan before the Israelite conquest

Definition categories: communication, canaanitic