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kanes

kanes is the plural of kane.

Meaning of kane

Noun

kane (plural kanes)

  1. A Polynesian or Maori man.
    • I wanna be with all the kanes and wahines that I knew long ago1933, Tommy Harrison, Bill Cogswell, Johnny Noble, My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii

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Proper noun capitalized: Kanes

Kanes

  1. (plural) plural of Kane

Questions about kanes

What is kanes the plural of?
Kanes is the plural of kane.
What part of speech is kanes?
Kanes is a proper noun.

Words near kanes in the dictionary

  1. kanelboller
  2. Kanem
  3. kanemite
  4. Kaneohe
  5. kaneroside
  6. kanes
  7. Kaneshiro
  8. Kaneshiros
  9. Kaneshite
  10. Kaneshites
  11. Kaneyama

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