canaanite

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before it was conquered by the Israelites
noun the extinct language of the Semitic people who occupied Canaan before the Israelite conquest

A Canaanite is one who dwelt in the land of Canaan. — Orthography : $b as outlined in the state course of study for Illinois : seventh and eighth years, Elmer W. (Elmer Warren) Cavins
15, 19 the firstborn son of Canaan, i.e. it was the first city founded by the Canaanites or Phoenicians. — The Anabasis of Alexander : $b or, The history of the wars and conquests of Alexander the Great, Arrian
But to return to the Canaanites, they at length mixed with the Israelites and became one people, and the relations of master and slave were lost in equality. — Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846, James Richardson

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