Hawaiian
- of or relating to Hawaii or the Hawaiian Islands.
- a native or inhabitant of Hawaii or the Hawaiian Islands.
- the aboriginal language of Hawaii, a Polynesian language.
Origin of Hawaiian
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Contemporary Examples of hawaiian
When he asked what it meant, he was told that wiki was the Hawaiian word for quick, and wiki wiki meant superquick.
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.
Currently Cherokee, Hawaiian, Inuktitut, Inupiaq, Kalaallisut, and Navajo are supported.
Greeted with hugs and adorned with Hawaiian leis, some attendees (branded “citizens”) opted for massages from “Wake Up Angels.”
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 RoykoJohn Schulian
January 5, 2014
Historical Examples of hawaiian
In the Hawaiian tongue Wailuku means literally "destroying water."
Legends of WailukuCharlotte Hapai
It was a mournful reminder of the decay of the Hawaiian race.
No finer coffee in the world is produced than that of the Hawaiian Islands.
The Hawaiian IslandsThe Department of Foreign Affairs
Grass widows is what the profession calls the Hawaiian ladies.
PipefulsChristopher Morley
We got to go to the Hawaiian Garden now, because it's the only place that's free!
QuinAlice Hegan Rice
Hawaiian
- of or relating to Hawaii, its people, or their language
- a native or inhabitant of Hawaii, esp one descended from Melanesian or Tahitian immigrants
- a language of Hawaii belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family