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luakini

luakini noun: an ancient Hawaiian sacred place where human and animal blood sacrifices were offered.

Noun

luakini (plural luakinis or luakini)

  1. An ancient Hawaiian sacred place where human and animal blood sacrifices were offered.
    • The luakinis were commonly erected upon hills near the sea , and formed conspicuous objects in the landscape.1891, William De Witt Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People, page 42

Forms of luakini

pluralluakinis
pluralluakini

Questions about luakini

What does luakini mean?
Luakini means an ancient Hawaiian sacred place where human and animal blood sacrifices were offered.
What part of speech is luakini?
Luakini is a noun.
What is the plural of luakini?
The plural of luakini is luakinis.

Words near luakini in the dictionary

  1. Lu'an
  2. Lu-kang
  3. Lu-liang
  4. LUA
  5. Luacan
  6. luakini
  7. luakinis
  8. Lual
  9. Lual Rural
  10. Lualaba
  11. Lualhati

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