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Hawaiian

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Ha·wai·ian or Ha·wai'·ian  (h-wäyn)
n.
1.
a. A Native Hawaiian.
b. A native or inhabitant of the Hawaiian Islands, the state of Hawaii, or Hawaii Island.
2. The Polynesian language of Hawaii.

Ha·waiian adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.HawaiianHawaiian - the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic - an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages
Aloha State, Hawai'i, Hawaii, HI - a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
2.Hawaiian - a native or resident of Hawaii
American - a native or inhabitant of the United States
Native Hawaiian - a member or descendant of the indigenous Polynesian people who lived in the Hawaiian Islands
Adj.1.Hawaiian - of or relating to or characteristic of the state or island of Hawaii or to the people or culture or language
Translations
Spanish Hawaiian [həˈwaɪjən] adj, nhawaiano/a m/f
French Hawaiian [həˈwaɪjən] adjhawaïen(ne)
nHawaïen(ne);
(Ling) → hawaïen m

German Hawaiian [həˈwaɪjən] Hawaii adjhawaiisch
nHawaiianer(in) m(f);
(Ling) → Hawaiisch nt

Italian Hawaiian [həˈwaɪjən] adjhawaiano/a
nhawaiano/a;
(LING) → lingua hawaiana

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