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ali'i

ali'i noun: a member of a noble Hawaiian family.

Noun

ali'i (plural ali'i)

  1. (Hawaii, historical) A member of a noble Hawaiian family.
    • The chiefs also conscripted the commoners into armies and for countless years, warfare periodically erupted among rival ali‘i, who fought over land, fishing rights, and perceived insults.2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, page xx

Forms of ali'i

pluralali'i

Origin of ali'i

Borrowed from Hawaiian aliʻi, from Proto-Polynesian *qariki.

Questions about ali'i

What does ali'i mean?
Ali'i means a member of a noble Hawaiian family.
What part of speech is ali'i?
Ali'i is a noun.
What is the plural of ali'i?
The plural of ali'i is ali'i.

Words near ali'i in the dictionary

  1. ali baba
  2. Ali Baba bag
  3. Ali Baba bags
  4. ali babas
  5. Ali Sabieh
  6. ali'i
  7. ali-
  8. Alia
  9. Aliaga
  10. Aliagas
  11. Aliaksandr

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