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Definitions for Kanaka
kəˈnæk ə, -ˈnɑ kə, ˈkæn ə kəkana·ka
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kanakanoun
A person of Hawaiian descent.
kanakanoun
A South Pacific Islander, especially a labourer in Australia or Canada.
Etymology: 1840. From kanaka, ultimately from taŋata.
Webster Dictionary
Kanakanoun
a native of the Sandwich Islands
Etymology: [Native name, prop., a man.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Kanaka
ka-nak′a, n. a Hawaiian or Sandwich Islander: one of the native labourers brought from the Pacific islands, on engagement for a certain fixed number of years, to Australia, &c. [Hawaiian, 'a man.']
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Kanaka in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Kanaka in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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