What does Hawaiian mean?

Definitions for Hawaiian
həˈwaɪ ən, -ˈwɑ yənhawai·ian

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Hawaiian.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Hawaiiannoun

    the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii

  2. Hawaiianadjective

    a native or resident of Hawaii

  3. Hawaiianadjective

    of or relating to or characteristic of the state or island of Hawaii or to the people or culture or language

Wiktionary

  1. Hawaiiannoun

    A descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.

  2. Hawaiiannoun

    A resident of the U.S. state of Hawaii.

  3. Hawaiiannoun

    A pizza topped with ham and pineapple.

  4. Hawaiianadjective

    Descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact.

  5. Hawaiianadjective

    Of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language.

  6. Hawaiianadjective

    Of or having to do with the culture of the U.S. state of Hawaii.

  7. Hawaiianadjective

    Of or having to do with a resident of the U.S. state of Hawaii.

  8. Hawaiiannoun

    The Hawaiian language.

ChatGPT

  1. hawaiian

    Hawaiian can refer to multiple contexts, but in general: 1) A person who is a native or inhabitant of Hawaii, an island group in the Pacific Ocean and a state of the US. 2) The Austronesian language of the Hawaiian people, or anything associated with this language. 3) Anything pertaining or related to the US state of Hawaii, its culture, traditions, or customs.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hawaiianadjective

    belonging to Hawaii or the Sandwich Islands, or to the people of Hawaii

  2. Hawaiiannoun

    a native of Hawaii

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Hawaiian in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Hawaiian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Hawaiian in a Sentence

  1. Hawaii Professor Emeritus Michael Hadfield:

    As far as we can tell, the Hawaiian tree snails evolved with no predators, so they never developed defense mechanisms.

  2. Kealoha Pisciotta:

    Mauna Kea is the place of our origin. We were brought into the world here. It is considered the temple of the most supreme being for Hawaiian people, it is also the burial ground for our most sacred ancestors. Our people are not standing down.

  3. Gina Reyes:

    I saw a place where I could help. I was rocking and singing to him. I was singing lullabies to him, i think it’s nothing more than what most of us at Hawaiian Airlines do. That’s our love and we get to love on our passengers.

  4. Kaleo Paik:

    The Western tradition of full burial took away the process of infusing the land with Hawaiian elders, the whole purpose of the practice is to have these elders disintegrate naturally into our land.

  5. Steve Gebbie:

    With the earthquakes, it was already a problem, the locals here know how to read what's going on with Pele( the legendary Hawaiian volcano goddess believed to control Kilauea's lava flows). And when it starts rumbling, she's definitely going to do something. We're in that zone.

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