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kamaaina

[ kah-muh-ahy-nuh ]
/ ˌkɑ məˈaɪ nə /
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noun
a longtime resident of Hawaii.
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Origin of kamaaina

1900–05; <Hawaiian kamaʿāina native born, equivalent to kama child, person + ʿāina land, earth

Words nearby kamaaina

kalpis, kalsomine, Kaluga, Kam, Kama, kamaaina, kamacite, Kamadhenu, kamahi, Kamakura, kamala
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How to use kamaaina in a sentence

  • In journeying they passed through Waialua, resting in the house of a kamaaina at Kawaihapai.

    Hawaiian Folk Tales|Various
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