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Definition of "kanakas" []

  • Plural form of kanaka. (noun)

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Use "kanakas" in a sentence
  • "When the schooner departed, he called the kanakas down to the beach and challenged them to throw him in a wrestling bout, promising a case of tobacco to the one who succeeded."
  • "The Hawaiians have often been referred to as kanakas, which on the mainland has developed into more or less of a slang word to designate the people of the Hawaiian race."
  • "So Ka’ahumanu harnessed ten of the strongest kanakas, that is, Hawaiian men, and they pulled the carriage."
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