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Hawai'ian

Hawai'ian is the alternative form of Hawaiian.

Meaning of Hawaiian

Adjective

Hawaiian (comparative more Hawaiian, superlative most Hawaiian)

  1. 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.

See all 8 meanings of Hawaiian

Forms of Hawai'ian

Adjective
comparativemore Hawai'ian
superlativemost Hawai'ian
Noun
pluralHawai'ians

Origin of Hawai'ian

From Hawai'i + -an.

Questions about Hawai'ian

What is Hawai'ian the alternative form of?
Hawai'ian is the alternative form of Hawaiian.

Words near Hawai'ian in the dictionary

  1. haw-hawing
  2. haw-haws
  3. Haw.
  4. Hawai'i
  5. Hawai'i Island
  6. Hawai'ian
  7. Hawai'ians
  8. Hawai`i
  9. Hawaian
  10. Hawaians
  11. Hawaibam

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Hawai'ian (page history and authors); Hawaiian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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