Examples of kamaaina in a Sentence
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This is the town of Waikoloa‘s course, upslope from the Kohala shore, where kamaaina play as do knowing visitors.
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Ken Van Vechten, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2019
Strong flavors are ascendant here, with nuances that only a kamaaina might understand, like ahi with white onions (clean and sweet) versus ahi with scallions (mellower).
—Author: Ligaya Mishan, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Jan. 2018
Strong flavors are ascendant here, with nuances that only a kamaaina might understand, like ahi with white onions (clean and sweet) versus ahi with green onions (mellower).
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2018
Ken Van Vechten, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2019
Strong flavors are ascendant here, with nuances that only a kamaaina might understand, like ahi with white onions (clean and sweet) versus ahi with scallions (mellower).
—Author: Ligaya Mishan, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Jan. 2018
Strong flavors are ascendant here, with nuances that only a kamaaina might understand, like ahi with white onions (clean and sweet) versus ahi with green onions (mellower).
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2018
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Word History
Etymology
Hawaiian kama'āina, from kama child + 'āina land
First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined above
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“Kamaaina.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kamaaina. Accessed 29 Sep. 2023.
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