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Definition of Kanakas

Kanaka
Kanacka Ka*nack"a, Kanaka Ka*na"ka, n. [Native name, prop., a man.] A native of the Sandwich Islands.
Kanaka
Blackbird Black"bird, n. 1. Among slavers and pirates, a negro or Polynesian. [Cant] 2. A native of any of the islands near Queensland; -- called also Kanaka. [Australia]

Meaning of Kanakas from wikipedia

- Northwest Coast. There were cases of Kanakas jumping ship then living amongst various First Nations peoples. The first Kanakas to settle came from Fort Vancouver...
- Look up kanaka in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kanaka may refer to: Kanaka (given name), an Indian name (including a list of persons with the name)...
- Kanaka Dasa (1509–1606) also known as Daasashreshta Kanakadasa (ದಾಸಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಕನಕದಾಸ), was a Haridasa saint and philosopher of Dvaita Vedanta, from present-day...
- known as Indigenous Hawaiians, Kānaka Maoli, Aboriginal Hawaiians, or simply Hawaiians; Hawaiian: kānaka, kānaka ʻōiwi, Kānaka Maoli, and Hawaiʻi maoli) are...
- Kanaka Mahalakshmi, known mononymously as Kanaka, is an Indian former actress who appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. She is known...
- by Hawaiians (called "Kanakas" in the argot of the time), Kanaka Bar is the home of the office and main rancherie of the Kanaka Bar Indian Band of the...
- Kanaka is an Indian given name. The Sanskrit word kanaka has the primary meaning "gold". Notable persons with the name include: Kanaka (actress) (born...
- At the other west Kauaʻi school, Kula Aupuni Niʻihau a Kahelelani Aloha (KANAKA), English is used in all grades, while still supporting the Niʻihau dialect...
- Kanaka Durga Temple, officially known as Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devas****, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Kanaka Durga. The deity in this temple...
- while the owners of the ships would sell the Kanakas from anywhere between £4 and £20 per head. The Kanakas who were transported on Bobtail Nag had metal...