- Hawaiian
- noun Date: 1840 1. a native or resident of Hawaii; especially one of Polynesian ancestry 2. the Polynesian language of the Hawaiians • Hawaiian adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Hawaiian
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Hawaiian — may refer to: * Hawaiian language * Native Hawaiians * The Hawaiians, a football team in the World Football League from 1974 to 1975 * Hawaiian Airlines, a commercial airline * Hawaiian music * Hawaiian shirt or Aloha shirt, a type of colorful… … Wikipedia
Hawaiian — [hə wä′yən, həwī′ən] adj. of Hawaii or its people, indigenous language, or culture n. 1. a person born or living in Hawaii 2. a Hawaiian of indigenous Polynesian descent 3. the Austronesian language of the Hawaiians … English World dictionary
Hawaiian — Ha*wai ian (h[.a]*w[imac] yan), prop. a. Belonging to Hawaii or the Sandwich Islands, or to the people of Hawaii. n. A native of Hawaii. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Hawaiian — /heuh wuy euhn, wah yeuhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Hawaii or the Hawaiian Islands. n. 2. a native or inhabitant of Hawaii or the Hawaiian Islands. 3. the aboriginal language of Hawaii, a Polynesian language. [1815 25; HAWAII + AN] * * * Any… … Universalium
Hawaiian — Ha•wai•ian [[t]həˈwaɪ ən, ˈwɑ yən[/t]] n. 1) peo a) a member of the Polynesian people who are the aboriginal inhabitants of the Hawaiian Islands b) the Austronesian language of this people 2) peo any native or inhabitant of the Hawaiian Islands… … From formal English to slang
Hawaiian — Hawai i. ♦ Hawaiian person, Hawai i, kanaka Hawai i. ♦ To act as Hawaiian, to ape or imitate Hawaiians, ho ohawai i … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Hawaiian — adj. Hawaiian is used with these nouns: ↑shirt … Collocations dictionary
Hawaiian — n. & adj. n. 1 a a native of Hawaii, an island or island group in the N. Pacific. b a person of Hawaiian descent. 2 the Malayo Polynesian language of Hawaii. adj. of or relating to Hawaii or its people or language … Useful english dictionary
Hawaiian language — Hawaiian ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Spoken in Hawaiʻi: concentrated on Niʻihau and Hawaiʻi, but speakers throughout the Hawaiian Islands and the U.S. mainland … Wikipedia
