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Lanaian

Lanaian adjective: of or from the island of Lanai.

Adjective

Lanaian (not comparable)

  1. Of or from the island of Lanai.
    • The obtained Ar/Ar ages of 1.6 Ma for the Lanaian lavas are significantly older than ages previously obtained for this island.2008, K.H. Glaßmeier, Geomagnetic Field Variations, page 95

Noun

Lanaian (plural Lanaians)

  1. Someone from Lanai.
    • An effort was made by Lanaians in 1950 to have the island itself made a county.1952, All about Hawaii, page 267

Forms of Lanaian

pluralLanaians

Origin of Lanaian

From Lanai + -an.

Questions about Lanaian

What does Lanaian mean?
Lanaian means of or from the island of Lanai.
What part of speech is Lanaian?
Lanaian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Lanaian in the dictionary

  1. lanagitoside
  2. Lanahan
  3. Lanahans
  4. lanai
  5. Lanai City
  6. Lanaian
  7. Lanaians
  8. lanais
  9. lanameter
  10. lanameters
  11. Lanao

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