hawaiian
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Of or about or characteristic of the state or island of Hawaii or to the people or culture or language.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
həˈwaɪən
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Definition
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adjective
Of or relating to or characteristic of the state or island of Hawaii or to the people or culture or language
Of or pertaining to the Hawaiian race, culture, or language.
of a person
Descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.
Of or pertaining to the culture of the US state of Hawaii.
Of or pertaining to a resident of the US state of Hawaii.
noun
countable
A descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.
A pizza topped with ham and pineapple.
The Hawaiian language.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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A Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman.
Guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect.
Small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands.
A group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific.
A member or descendant of the indigenous Polynesian people who lived in the Hawaiian Islands.
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