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Capuan
canterbury
helotage
Elysium
Canaan

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PRONUNCIATION:

(KAY-nuhn)

MEANING:

noun: A land of promise, abundance, and fulfillment.

ETYMOLOGY:

After Canaan, an ancient region between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. In the Bible, Yahweh promises this land to Abraham. Earliest documented use: 1548.

USAGE:

“It is shameful that the most effective arrangements should not be made for the safety of these helpless beings who come to these shores with the hope of finding a Canaan.”
Marie E. Zakrzewska; A Woman’s Quest; D. Appleton; 1924.

See more usage examples of Canaan in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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