释义 |
ha·wai·ian I. \həˈwäyən, -wȯyən, -wī(y)ən\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Hawaii + English -an 1. : of or relating to the island, state, or Territory of Hawaii, the Hawaiian islands, or the inhabitants of Hawaii 2. : of or relating to a system of kinship terminology in which the terms for cross-cousins and parallel cousins are the same as those for sisters II. noun (-s) Usage: capitalized 1. a. : a native or resident of the Hawaiian islands, of the Territory of Hawaii, or of the state of Hawaii; especially : a Hawaiian native of Polynesian ancestry b. : a native or resident of the island of Hawaii 2. : Polynesian language of the Hawaiian people |