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kamaaina in British English (ˌkɑːməˈaɪnə) noun(in Hawaii) a local person; native kamaaina in American English (ˌkɑːməˈainə) nouna longtime resident of Hawaii Word origin [1900–05; ‹ Hawaiian kamaʻāina native born, equiv. to kama child, person + ʻāina land, earth ]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Young Turk, desensitize, elder statesman, hookup, hydroplane |