1. hawaiian(n = noun.communication) - the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii;
is a kind of eastern malayo-polynesian, oceanic
Derived form adjective hawaiian1
2. hawaiian(n = noun.person) - a native or resident of Hawaii;
is a kind of american
has particulars: native hawaiian
Derived form adjective hawaiian1
hawaiian(a = adj.pert) - of or relating to or characteristic of the state or island of Hawaii or to the people or culture or language;
Derived forms noun hawaii1, noun hawaii2, noun hawaiian1, noun hawaiian2
Belonging to Hawaii or the Sandwich Islands, or to the people of Hawaii. [1913 Webster]
hawaiian, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a a native of Hawaii, an island or island-group in the N. Pacific. b a person of Hawaiian descent.
2 the Malayo-Polynesian language of Hawaii.
--adj. of or relating to Hawaii or its people or language.
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