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haole definition

hao·le (hä′ō lā′)

noun

in Hawaii, a non-Polynesian, esp. a white person, or Caucasian: sometimes a term of contempt

Etymology: Haw, foreigner

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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