Kanak
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Kanak
C20: from Hawaiian: man
Example Sentences
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American table tennis player Kanak Jha solicited more than $30,000 to help cover the costs of training, travel, accommodation, and his hiring of a private coach.
From Slate • Aug. 9, 2024
The authorities continue to enforce a nightly curfew and a ban on alcohol sales, while Indigenous Kanak protesters maintain barricades on Noumea’s outskirts and in remote towns like Hienghene.
From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024
Protests in New Caledonia, a group of islands between Australia and Fiji, have been led by the indigenous Kanak community, who make up 40% of the population.
From BBC • May 24, 2024
Jimmy Naouna, a spokesperson from the pro-independence Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste, wrote on X in response to Macron’s visit.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2024
It must be observed, that Kanak Nidhi reverses the situation of the two last places; but Sadhu Ram’s position is supported p. 184by Colonel Kirkpatrick.
From An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha by Hamilton, Francis
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