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vahine

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va⋅hi⋅ne

  [vah-hee-nee, -ney]
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–noun, plural -ne.
wahine.

wa⋅hi⋅ne

  [wah-hee-nee, -ney]
–noun, plural -ne.
1. (in Hawaii and Polynesia) a girl or young woman.
2. Slang. a young woman surfer.
Also, vahine.

Origin:
1835–45; < Polynesian
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va·hi·ne   (vä-hē'nē, -nā)   
n.  Variant of wahine.
wa·hi·ne   (wä-hē'nē, -nā')   
n.  

  1. Hawaii A Polynesian woman.

  2. Sports A woman surfer.


[Hawaiian, from Proto-Polynesian *fafine.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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