Ca|naan|ite

Ca|naan|ite
Ca|naan|ite «KAY nuh nyt», noun.
1. an inhabitant of Canaan before its conquest by the Hebrews.
2. the subfamily of Semitic languages that includes ancient Hebrew and Phoenician.

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