Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Native Hawaiian.
- noun A native or inhabitant of the Hawaiian Islands or the state of Hawaii.
- noun The Polynesian language of Hawaii.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the island or kingdom of Hawaii or the Sandwich Islands, a group of islands in the North Pacific about 2,100 miles west-southwest of San Francisco.
- noun A native or citizen of Hawaii.
- noun The language of Hawaii.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Belonging to Hawaii or the Sandwich Islands, or to the people of Hawaii.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of a person
Descended from the peoplesinhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior toEuropean contact. - adjective Of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language.
- adjective Of or having to do with the culture of the US state of Hawaii.
- adjective Of or having to do with a resident of the US state of Hawaii.
- noun A
descendant of the peoplesinhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior toEuropean contact. - noun A
resident of the US state ofHawaii . - noun A
pizza topped withham andpineapple . - proper noun The Hawaiian
language .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the state or island of Hawaii or to the people or culture or language
- noun a native or resident of Hawaii
Etymologies
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Examples
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HAWAIIAN TREE-SHELLS (ACHATINELLA)] _Kahuli_ is a fanciful name applied to the beautiful and unique genus of tree-shells (Achatinella), plate XII, that inhabit the Hawaiian woods.
Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula Nathaniel Bright Emerson 1877
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Based on childhood memories of the feelings and flavors of Hawaii, Roy invented what he refers to as Hawaiian Fusion© Cuisine - a tempting combination of exotic flavors and spices mixed with the freshest of local ingredients, always with an emphasis on seafood.
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Based on childhood memories of the feelings and flavors of Hawaii, Roy invented what he refers to as Hawaiian Fusion© Cuisine - a tempting combination of exotic flavors and spices mixed with the freshest of local ingredients, always with an emphasis on seafood.
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I think the biggest effect those ads will have is all the headlines in Hawaiian papers saying “Mainland Group Ad Against Djou False”
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And that proposition has been proven by pretty much any reasonable standard (the state issued document alone is good enough for a court of law, contemporary birth notices in Hawaiian newspapers corroborate the state document, the statements of Hawaii officials corroborate the state document, etc. etc.).
Symbolic Belief 2009
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HONOLULU (AP) The newest plane in Hawaiian Airlines 'fleet has arrived in Honolulu.
Hawaiian Airlines' new Airbus A330 jets arrive in Hawaii 2010
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It took almost 10 years from the first photograph of an undescribed species of Grammonus in Hawaiian waters before an actual specimen could be placed in a museum collection and described.
Archive 2009-02-01 2009
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"What do you want?" demanded, in Hawaiian, with a brusqueness and sternness they knew were put on.
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The Flyin 'Hawaiian raised his arm in the air as he circled the bases with his father watching in the stands.
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The Flyin 'Hawaiian slapped his hands after rounding first and the fans went wild.
Myers pitches, bats Phillies to 2-0 NLCS lead over Dodgers 2008
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