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hawaiian
/həˈwaɪən/
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What does hawaiian mean?
adjective
- Descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.
- Of or pertaining to the Hawaiian race, culture, or language.
- Of or pertaining to the culture of the US state of Hawaii.
More meanings (5)
adjective
- Of or pertaining to a resident of the US state of Hawaii.
noun
- A descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.
- A native or resident of the state of Hawaii in the United States of America.
- A pizza topped with ham and pineapple.
proper noun
- The Hawaiian language.
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IPA pronunciation
/həˈwaɪən/
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The enforcement of the exclusion laws against Chinese in the Hawaiian and Philippine Islands is still more inexcusable.
Since then I have risen in their estimation by improvizing a lamp--Hawaiian fashion--by putting a wisp of rag into a tin of fat.
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The ladies of the Hawaiian capital learned too late the right way to occupy a horse—too late to get much benefit from it.
An ancient Hawaiian war-club or spear-paddle, in its full multiplicity and elaboration of carving, is as great a trophy of human perseverance as a Latin lexicon.
The basket was full of fruit, with a big Hawaiian pineapple in the middle, and in the box there were layers of pink roses with long, woody stems and dark-green leaves.