Hawaiian
adjectivenounproper nounattested in dialogue
- //həˈwaɪ.ən//
Descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.
adjective
- 1
Descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.
- 2
Of or pertaining to the Hawaiian race, culture, or language.
- 3
Of or pertaining to the culture of the US state of Hawaii.
- 4
Of or pertaining to a resident of the US state of Hawaii.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki Hawaiian Hawaiʻibor. English Hawaii Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Hawaiian From Hawaii + -an.
noun
- 1
A descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.
He felt having a Micronesian navigator meant he needed a pureblooded Polynesian, preferably a Hawaiian, as captain.
- 2
A native or resident of the state of Hawaii in the United States of America.
- 3
A pizza topped with ham and pineapple.
"A plain tomato cheese, two Hawaiians and a Coke," I told Greg, finally earning me a brief smile. […] Darrell paused to tear off a bite of ham and pineapple.
Faced with a choice between the Supreme, the Hawaiian [...], the Capricciosa or the Meat Lovers', the bogan will invariably gravitate to the meal most likely to induce a fatal disease.
proper noun
- 1
The Hawaiian language.
Forms
- plural
- Hawaiians
- comparative
- more Hawaiian
- superlative
- most Hawaiian
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