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lanai definition

☆ la·nai (lə nä′ē, lə nī′; lä-)

noun

a veranda or open-sided living room of a kind found in Hawaii

Etymology: Haw lānai

Lanai definition

La·nai (lä nä′ē, lə nī′; lə-)

one of the Hawaiian Islands, west of Maui: 141 sq mi (365 sq km); pop. 3,200

Etymology: Haw Lā-na'i, lit., day of conquest < Proto-Polynesian *la'ā, day + *ngaki, conquer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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