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Hawaiian

Pronunciation: /həˈwʌɪən/

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Definition of Hawaiian

noun

  • 1a native or inhabitant of Hawaii.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Austronesian language of Hawaii, now spoken by fewer than 2,000 people.

adjective

  • relating to Hawaii, its people, or their language.
  • Geology relating to or denoting a type of volcanic eruption in which very fluid basaltic lava is produced, as is typical of volcanoes in Hawaii.

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