From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Canaan \Canaan\ n. an ancient country is southwest Asia on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean.
Syn: Palestine, Holy Land. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: an ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism [syn: {Palestine}, {Holy Land}, {Promised Land}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
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. Headwords: Canaan, CT Canaan
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
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}.)
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
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