kanaka

[ kuh-nak-uh, -nah-kuh, kan-uh-kuh ]

/ kəˈnæk ə, -ˈnɑ kə, ˈkæn ə kə /

noun (sometimes initial capital letter)

a native Hawaiian.

a South Sea islander.

Origin of kanaka

<Hawaiian: person

Words nearby kanaka

Kamyshin, Kan., kana, kanae, Kanak, kanaka, kana-majiri, kanamycin, Kananga, Kanara, Kanarese

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Example sentences from the Web for kanaka

Three Kanaka men, strangers to the island, sat cross-legged on the turf.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story|Various
The Kanaka easily could be mistaken for a woman, as he also, like Sidney, was slender and smooth-chinned.
The Green Mummy|Fergus Hume
The next day I spent in reading and sleeping, except when I took the launch to go watch the Kanaka boys fish.
Through the South Seas with Jack London|Martin Johnson
Why, either of these men talk better English than any ordinary Kanaka who has made a four years' voyage in a whaler.
There She Blows!|William Hussey Macy

One of the Kanaka hands was in waiting to put the doctor across.
The Marriage of Esther|Guy Boothby

British Dictionary definitions for kanaka

Kanaka

/ (kəˈnækə, ˈkænəkə) /

noun

(esp in Hawaii) a native Hawaiian

(often not capital) Australian any native of the South Pacific islands, esp (formerly) one abducted to work in Australia

Word Origin for Kanaka

C19: from Hawaiian: man, human being

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	kanaka
释义	kanaka [ kuh-nak-uh, -nah-kuh, kan-uh-kuh ] / kəˈnæk ə, -ˈnɑ kə, ˈkæn ə kə / noun (sometimes initial capital letter) a native Hawaiian. a South Sea islander. Origin of kanaka <Hawaiian: person Words nearby kanaka Kamyshin, Kan., kana, kanae, Kanak, kanaka, kana-majiri, kanamycin, Kananga, Kanara, Kanarese Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kanaka Three Kanaka men, strangers to the island, sat cross-legged on the turf. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story\|Various The Kanaka easily could be mistaken for a woman, as he also, like Sidney, was slender and smooth-chinned. The Green Mummy\|Fergus Hume The next day I spent in reading and sleeping, except when I took the launch to go watch the Kanaka boys fish. Through the South Seas with Jack London\|Martin Johnson Why, either of these men talk better English than any ordinary Kanaka who has made a four years' voyage in a whaler. There She Blows!\|William Hussey Macy One of the Kanaka hands was in waiting to put the doctor across. The Marriage of Esther\|Guy Boothby British Dictionary definitions for kanaka Kanaka / (kəˈnækə, ˈkænəkə) / noun (esp in Hawaii) a native Hawaiian (often not capital) Australian any native of the South Pacific islands, esp (formerly) one abducted to work in Australia Word Origin for Kanaka C19: from Hawaiian: man, human being Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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