Hawaiian

[ huh-wahy-uh n, -wah-yuh n ]

/ həˈwaɪ ən, -ˈwɑ yən /

adjective

of or relating to Hawaii or the Hawaiian Islands.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Hawaii or the Hawaiian Islands.

the aboriginal language of Hawaii, a Polynesian language.

Origin of Hawaiian

First recorded in 1815–25; Hawaii + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM Hawaiian

pro-Ha·wai·ian, adjective

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Examples from the Web for hawaiian

When he asked what it meant, he was told that wiki was the Hawaiian word for quick, and wiki wiki meant superquick.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One afternoon at 5:30 p.m., we sit in the dining room as Doug briefs the staff about the evening special: Hawaiian pink snapper.
A Magical Meal at Louie’s Backyard in the Conch Republic|Jane & Michael Stern|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Currently Cherokee, Hawaiian, Inuktitut, Inupiaq, Kalaallisut, and Navajo are supported.
Should Google Be Mapping Tribal Lands?|Grace-Yvette Gemmell|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Greeted with hugs and adorned with Hawaiian leis, some attendees (branded “citizens”) opted for massages from “Wake Up Angels.”
The Drug-Free Breakfast Rave Is New York’s Latest Exercise Trend|Jessica Burdon|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

There was a plastic palm tree stuck in the front window, so she called the joint the Hawaiian Paradise.
The Stacks: John Schulian’s Classic Profile of Newspaper Columnist Mike Royko|John Schulian|January 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It would be desirable that all foreign consuls in the Hawaiian Islands should receive new exequaturs from this Government.
Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents|William McKinley
Now, at any rate, we should be quite safe from any machinations of our Hawaiian entertainers.
The White Man's Foot|Grant Allen
He had had the fever in a secret colony of thirty lepers on one of the Hawaiian Islands.
Martin Eden|Jack London
One summer the Ormes rented Evermay to a Hawaiian princess, who enjoyed it with her family.
A Portrait of Old George Town|Grace Dunlop Ecker
It was fitting that the Hawaiian poet should celebrate the dog and his altogether virtuous and altruistic services to mankind.
Unwritten Literature of Hawaii|Nathaniel Bright Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for hawaiian

Hawaiian

/ (həˈwaɪən) /

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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