The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Canaanite \Ca"naan*ite\, n.
   1. A descendant of Canaan, the son of Ham, and grandson of
      Noah.
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   2. A Native or inhabitant of the land of Canaan, esp. a
      member of any of the tribes who inhabited Canaan at the
      time of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Canaanite \Ca"naan*ite\, n. [From an Aramaic word signifying
   "zeal."]
   A zealot. "Simon the Canaanite." --Matt. x. 4.
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   Note: This was the "Simon called Zelotes" (--Luke vi. 15),
         i.e., Simon the zealot. --Kitto.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Canaanite
    n 1: a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan
         before it was conquered by the Israelites
    2: the extinct language of the Semitic people who occupied
       Canaan before the Israelite conquest