Definitions for kanakakəˈnæk ə, -ˈnɑ kə, ˈkæn ə kə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Ka•nak•a*kəˈnæk ə, -ˈnɑ kə, ˈkæn ə kə(n.)(pl.)-nak•as.
Category: Peoples
Ref: Hawaiian (def. 1a). 2 1
(esp. formerly) a member of any people indigenous to the islands of the S Pacific.
Category: Peoples
* (sometimes l.c.).
Origin of Kanaka:
< Hawaiian: person
Wiktionary
kanaka(Noun)
A person of Hawaiian descent.
kanaka(Noun)
A South Pacific Islander, especially a labourer in Australia or Canada.
Origin: 1840. From kanaka, ultimately from taŋata.
Webster Dictionary
Kanaka(noun)
a native of the Sandwich Islands
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