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Hawaiian.

Descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/həˈwaɪ.ən/
  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.

Where this word comes from

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/həˈwaɪ.ən/
  1. A descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.

    countable
  2. A native or resident of the state of Hawaii in the United States of America.

    countable · nonstandard · proscribed
  3. A pizza topped with ham and pineapple.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

name/həˈwaɪ.ən/
  1. The Hawaiian language.

Where this word comes from

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.

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