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iwa

American  
[ee-vuh, ee-wuh] / ˈi və, ˈi wə /

noun

  1. frigate bird.


Example Sentences

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Beliso-De Jesús expanded on that idea, pointing to the concept of iwa pele, or good character, as a guiding principle in Lucumí.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

The puppet might say: “‘Let’s talk about iwa pele.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Tuesday's hearing iwa Sohn's third before the committee after being nominated in October 2021, and the first since Biden renominated her last month.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2023

Ah aren sikere of euch uuel to þurh leasten iwa from world in to worlde áá on echnesse.

From Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts by Hall, Joseph

Awake, 'tis day, 'tis light; The sun stands over Waihoa, Afloat on the breast of ocean; The iwa of Leinoai is preening 25On the cliff Maka-iki-olea.

From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Emerson, Nathaniel Bright