canaan
IPA: kˈeɪnʌn
Root Word: Canaan
noun
- A historical region in the Middle East, roughly equivalent to Palestine.
- A grandson of Noah.
- (rare) A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
- The name of multiple places in North America named after the historic region, including:
- A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Canaan Township.
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Examples of "canaan" in Sentences
- Just read the article on Canaan.
- Exodus and the conquest of Canaan.
- In the list of the sons of Canaan...
- Canaan and environs had become a desert.
- Thats on the border of Canaan and Lebanon.
- Look in the Canaan and the Israelite articles.
- Canaan Mountain is the namesake of the wilderness.
- Canaan is used only for the time of Canaanite habitation.
- This is not an etymology for the origins of the word Canaan.
- Canaan is the son of Ham, and the ancestor of the Canaanites.