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luakinis

luakinis is the plural of luakini.

Meaning of luakini

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

Questions about luakinis

What is luakinis the plural of?
Luakinis is the plural of luakini.

Words near luakinis in the dictionary

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

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