Canaan
/ˈkeɪnən
/The biblical name for the area of ancient Palestine west of the River Jordan, the Promised Land of the Israelites, who conquered and occupied it during the latter part of the 2nd millennium bc.
Origin
Early 17th century: via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek Khanaan, from Hebrew kĕna`an.
- house clearance
- house club
- house coal
- housecoat
- house color
- house colour
- house contents
- house conventicle
- housecraft
- house cricket
- house cusp
- house detective
- house detention
- house dinner
- house dog
- house door
- house dove
- housedress
- house duck
- house dust
- house-dust mite
- house duty
- house-dweller
- house factor
- house farmer