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Webster 1913 Edition


Hawaiian

Ha-wai′ian

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Adj.
Belonging to Hawaii or the Sandwich Islands, or to the people of Hawaii.
Noun.
A native of Hawaii.

Definition 2024


Hawaiian

Hawaiian

See also: Hawai'ian and Hawai`ian

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

Hawaiian (not comparable)

  1. (of a person) Descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.
  2. Of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language.
  3. Of or having to do with the culture of the US state of Hawaii.
  4. Of or having to do with a resident of the US state of Hawaii.

Usage notes

  • (of a resident of Hawaii): This sense is disliked by some descendants of the pre-European Hawaiians.

Translations

Noun

Hawaiian (plural Hawaiians)

  1. A descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.
  2. A native or resident of the state of Hawaii in the United States of America.
  3. A pizza topped with ham and pineapple.

Hypernyms

Usage notes

  • (a resident of Hawaii): This sense is avoided almost universally by residents of Hawaii and those familiar with residents of Hawaii. It is best avoided in all contexts. Use "Hawaii resident" instead for non-ethnic Hawaiians.

Translations

Proper noun

Hawaiian

  1. The Hawaiian language.

Translations

See also

  • Index:Hawaiian
  • Wiktionary's coverage of Hawaiian terms