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Hawaiian

  • /həˈwaɪ.ən/

Rhymes with -aɪən

adjective more Hawaiian · most Hawaiian · Hawaiʻian · Hawai'ian · Hawaian · Hawaiiian

  1. of a person Descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Hawaiian race, culture, or language.
  3. Of or pertaining to the culture of the US state of Hawaii.
  4. Of or pertaining to a resident of the US state of Hawaii.

noun Hawaiians · Hawaiʻian · Hawai'ian · Hawaian · Hawaiiian

  1. countable A descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact. He felt having a Micronesian navigator meant he needed a pureblooded Polynesian, preferably a Hawaiian, as captain.
  2. countable, nonstandard, proscribed A native or resident of the state of Hawaii in the United States of America.
  3. countable, uncountable A pizza topped with ham and pineapple. "A plain tomato cheese, two Hawaiians and a Coke," I told Greg, finally earning me a brief smile. […] Darrell paused to tear off a bite of ham and pineapple.

proper noun Hawaiʻian · Hawai'ian · Hawaian · Hawaiiian

  1. The Hawaiian language.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hawaii, honolulu, honeycreepers, patri, kamaaina, polynesian, islander, kauaian, kanaka, oahuan, haidan, local, haitian, tahitian, hanakian, indigenous

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adj of or having to do with the culture of the US state of Hawaii

Españolhawaiano
Portuguêshavaiano
Françaishawaïen, hawaiien
Русскийгава́йский gavájskij

adj of or having to do with a resident of the US state of Hawaii

Españolhawaiano
Portuguêshavaiano
Françaishawaïen, hawaiien
Русскийгава́йский gavájskij

adj descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact

Españolhawaiano
Portuguêshavaiano
Françaishawaïen, hawaiien
Русскийгава́йский gavájskij

adj of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language

Españolhawaiano
Kiswahili-a Kihawai
Portuguêshavaiano
Françaishawaïen, hawaiien
Deutschhawaiisch
Ελληνικάχαβανέζικος chavanézikos
Русскийгава́йский gavájskij

noun a descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact

Españolhawaiano
中文夏威夷人 Xiàwēiyí rén
KiswahiliMhawai
Portuguêshavaiano
DeutschHawaiier, Hawaiianer
ΕλληνικάΧαβανέζος Chavanézos, Χαβανέζα Chavanéza
Русскийгава́ец gavájec, гава́йка gavájka

noun a resident of the US state of Hawaii

Españolhawaiano
中文夏威夷人 Xiàwēiyí rén
KiswahiliMhawai
Portuguêshavaiano
FrançaisHawaïen, Hawaïenne, Hawaiien, Hawaiienne
Русскийгава́ец gavájec, гава́йка gavájka

name Hawaiian language

Españolhawaiano
한국어하와이어 hawaieo
日本語ハワイ語 hawaigo
हिन्दीहवाईवी havāīvī
KiswahiliKihawai
Portuguêshavaiano
Françaishawaïen, hawaiien
DeutschHawaiianisch, Hawaiisch
Italianohawaiano
Ελληνικάχαβανέζικα chavanézika
Românăhawaiiană
Русскийгава́йский язы́к gavájskij jazýk, гава́йский gavájskij
Tiếng Việttiếng Hawaii
العربيةاللغة الهاوائية al-luḡa l-hawayiya
עבריתהוואית hawa'it

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@misc{hawaiian_2026,
  title = {Hawaiian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hawaiian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}