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haole

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hao⋅le

  [hou-lee, -ley]
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–noun
1. (among Polynesian Hawaiians) a non-Polynesian, esp. a Caucasian.
2. (formerly) a foreigner.
Origin:
1835–45; < Hawaiian: white person, (earlier) foreigner, foreign
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hao·le   (hou'lē, -lā)   
n.   Hawaii
A white person. See Regional Note at ukulele.

[Hawaiian, foreign, foreigner.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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