Hawaiian

(hə wäyən, -wīən)

adjective

of Hawaii or its people, indigenous language, or culture

noun

  1. a person born or living in Hawaii
  2. a Hawaiian of indigenous Polynesian descent
  3. the Austronesian language of the Hawaiians

See Hawaiian in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or Ha·wai’·ian

noun
  1. a. A Native Hawaiian.
    b. A native or inhabitant of the Hawaiian Islands, the state of Hawaii, or Hawaii Island.
  2. The Polynesian language of Hawaii.

Related Forms:

  • Ha·waiˈian adjective

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