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wahine definition

☆ wa·hine (wä hē′nā, -nē)

noun

a Polynesian woman, esp. of Hawaii

Etymology: Haw or Maori, woman: for Proto-Polynesian form see vahine

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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