canaan

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canaan - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Canaan \Canaan\ n.
     an ancient country is southwest Asia on the eastern coast of
     the Mediterranean.
  
     Syn: Palestine, Holy Land.
          [WordNet 1.5]

canaan - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Canaan
      n 1: an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast
           of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for
           Christianity and Islam and Judaism [syn: Palestine,
           Canaan, Holy Land, Promised Land]

canaan - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Canaan
  (1.) The fourth son of Ham (Gen. 10:6). His descendants were
  under a curse in consequence of the transgression of his father
  (9:22-27). His eldest son, Zidon, was the father of the
  Sidonians and Phoenicians. He had eleven sons, who were the
  founders of as many tribes (10:15-18).
  
    (2.) The country which derived its name from the preceding.
  The name as first used by the Phoenicians denoted only the
  maritime plain on which Sidon was built. But in the time of
  Moses and Joshua it denoted the whole country to the west of the
  Jordan and the Dead Sea (Deut. 11:30). In Josh. 5:12 the LXX.
  read, "land of the Phoenicians," instead of "land of Canaan."
  
    The name signifies "the lowlands," as distinguished from the
  land of Gilead on the east of Jordan, which was a mountainous
  district. The extent and boundaries of Canaan are fully set
  forth in different parts of Scripture (Gen. 10:19; 17:8; Num.
  13:29; 34:8). (See CANAANITES, PALESTINE.)

canaan - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Canaan, CT (CDP, FIPS 10870)
    Location: 42.03162 N, 73.33144 W
    Population (1990): 1194 (596 housing units)
    Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 06018
  Canaan, IN
    Zip code(s): 47224
  Canaan, ME
    Zip code(s): 04924
  Canaan, NH
    Zip code(s): 03741
  Canaan, NY
    Zip code(s): 12029
  Canaan, VT
    Zip code(s): 05903