Canaanism
Meanings
name
- A cultural and ideological movement of the early 20th century, claiming that much of the Middle East had been a Hebrew-speaking civilization in antiquity, and hoping to create a Hebrew nation embracing both Arabs and Jews.
Word forms
Etymology
From Canaan + -ism.
Related words
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