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lanai
The definition of a lanai is a patio or open-sided living area, or is one the Hawaiian islands.
(noun)- An example of a lanai is a covered and tiled area outside of a condominium in Hawaii.
- An example of Lanai is an island in the Hawaiian island which is west of Maui.
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See lanai in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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noun
a veranda or open-sided living room of a kind found in Hawaii
Origin: Haw lānai
one of the Hawaiian Islands, west of Maui: 141 sq mi (365 sq km); pop. 3,200
Origin: Haw Lā-na'i, lit., day of conquest < Proto-Polynesian *la'ā, day + *ngaki, conquer
See lanai in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. la·nais
A veranda or roofed patio.
Origin:
Origin: Hawaiian lānai
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An island of central Hawaii west of Maui. It developed as a pineapple-growing area after 1922.
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