'Canaan' definitions:

Definition of 'Canaan'

(from WordNet)
noun
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]

Definition of 'Canaan'

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

Definition of 'canaan'

From: Easton
  • Canaan
  • 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).
  • 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.)

Definition of 'canaan'

From: Hitchcock
  • Canaan, merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues

Canaan, CT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Connecticut

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Canaan, CT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Connecticut
Population (2000) :
1288
Housing Units (2000) :
622
Land area (2000) :
1.715945 sq. miles (4.444276 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.715945 sq. miles (4.444276 sq. km)
FIPS code :
10870
Located within :
Connecticut (CT), FIPS 09
Location :
42.031352 N, 73.327817 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
06018
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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