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kamaaina

ka·ma·ai·na
K k

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kah-muh-ahy-nuh]
    • /ˌkɑ məˈaɪ nə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kah-muh-ahy-nuh]
    • /ˌkɑ məˈaɪ nə/

Definitions of kamaaina word

  • noun kamaaina a longtime resident of Hawaii. 1
  • noun kamaaina Alternative spelling of kamaʻaina. 1
  • noun kamaaina a local person; native 0
  • noun kamaaina Alternative spelling of kamaʻaina. 0

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Origin of kamaaina

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05; < Hawaiian kamaʿāina native born, equivalent to kama child, person + ʿāina land, earth

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Parts of speech for Kamaaina

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

kamaaina popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Top questions with kamaaina

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