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Hawaiian
[ huh-wahy-uhn, -wah-yuhn ]
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Hawaii or the Hawaiian Islands.
- the aboriginal language of Hawaii, a Polynesian language.
Hawaiian
/ əˈɲɪə /
adjective
- of or relating to Hawaii, its people, or their language
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Hawaii, esp one descended from Melanesian or Tahitian immigrants
- a language of Hawaii belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family
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Example Sentences
As his preoccupied parents and self-absorbed sister boarded their plane back home, he joyously joined a group of local Hawaiian men rowing in the ocean.
Are there writers who set their books in national parks or other Hawaiian writers you admire?
The setting offered stunning natural beauty but also rich themes to explore, particularly American colonialism and the plight of Native Hawaiians.
The Hawaiian season, its first, minimizes the individual personality of the island's Indigenous employees to focus on the white vacationers.
The restaurant, which has been a favorite watering hole for tourists and locals for decades, is named in honor of Hawaiian surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku.
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