Canaanite
noun
a member of a Semitic people that inhabited parts of ancient Palestine and were conquered by the Israelites and largely absorbed by them.
pre-Canaanite
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a word derived from
Canaanite.
Example Sentences
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They renounced the civilized life of the nation at that time and reverted to the pre-Canaanite life.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham
