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kanaka

ka·nak·a
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh-nak-uh, -nah-kuh, kan-uh-kuh]
    • /kəˈnæk ə, -ˈnɑ kə, ˈkæn ə kə/
    • /ˈkæ.nək.ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-nak-uh, -nah-kuh, kan-uh-kuh]
    • /kəˈnæk ə, -ˈnɑ kə, ˈkæn ə kə/

Definitions of kanaka word

  • noun kanaka a native Hawaiian. 1
  • noun kanaka a South Sea islander. 1
  • noun kanaka A native of Hawaii. 1
  • noun kanaka (esp in Hawaii) a native Hawaiian 0
  • noun kanaka any native of the South Pacific islands, esp (formerly) one abducted to work in Australia 0
  • noun kanaka a Hawaiian 0

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Parts of speech for Kanaka

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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kanaka popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% 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.

kanaka usage trend in Literature

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