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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.

Hawaiian [həˈwaɪən]
adj
(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to Hawaii, its people, or their language
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Hawaii, esp one descended from Melanesian or Tahitian immigrants
2. (Linguistics / Languages) a language of Hawaii belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family
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
Hawaiian [həˈwaɪjən]
A. ADJhawaiano
B. Nhawaiano/a m/f
Hawaiian [həˈwaɪən]
adjhawaïen(ne)
n
(= person) → Hawaïen(ne) m/f
(= language) → hawaïen m
Hawaiian
adjhawaii(ani)sch, Hawaii-; Hawaiian islandHawaii-Insel f; Hawaiian Standard Time (US) → hawaiische Zeit
n
Hawaiianer(in) m(f)
(Ling) → Hawaiisch nt
Hawaiian [həˈwaɪjən]
1. adjhawaiano/a
2. n
a. (person) → hawaiano/a
b. (language) → hawaiano

Hawaiian [həˈwaɪjən]
1. adjhawaiano/a
2. n
a. (person) → hawaiano/a
b. (language) → hawaiano


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