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kamaaina
or ka·ma·'ai·na
[ kah-muh-ahy-nuh ]
noun
- a longtime resident of Hawaii.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kamaaina1
First recorded in 1900–05; from Hawaiian kamaʿāina “native born,” equivalent to kama “child, person” + ʿāina “land, earth”
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Example Sentences
In journeying they passed through Waialua, resting in the house of a kamaaina at Kawaihapai.
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