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Canaanite vs Indoeuropean - What's the difference?

canaanite | indoeuropean |

As adjectives the difference between canaanite and indoeuropean

is that canaanite is of or pertaining to the people or language of canaan while indoeuropean is .

As a proper noun canaanite

is an ancient semitic people who occupied canaan before its conquest by israelites.

As a noun canaanite

is a member of the ancient semitic people who occupied canaan before its conquest by israelites.

canaanite

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • An ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.
  • A subfamily of the Semitic languages, which were spoken by the ancient peoples of the Canaan region, including Canaanites, Israelites, Phoenicians, and Philistines.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member of the ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.
  • (by extension) A zealot or fanatic.
  • A member of the Canaanism movement.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to the people or language of Canaan.
  • Of or pertaining to this sect or its followers; Canaanitic
  • (by extension) zealous or fanatical.
  • References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989

    indoeuropean

    English

    Adjective

    (head)