Look up: kanaka

1. Kanaka
   Ethnic Hawaiian. The word was formerly used indiscriminately by Australians to describe all South Sea islanders, especially those who were abducted and sent to Australia to work on the Queensland...
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2. Kanaka
   • (n.) A native of the Sandwich Islands.
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3. Kanaka
   (Hawaiian: `Person,` or `Man`), in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, any of the South Pacific islanders employed in Queensland, Australia, on ... [3 related articles]
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4. Kanaka
   Properly, the Kanakas were the native inhabitants of the Sandwich Islands. However, the name was applied in New Caledonia and the New Hebrides to all the native labourers, without distinction of origin. And in Queensland Australia, the name was applied to South Sea islanders shipped in as slaves for use on the sugar plantations.
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5. Kanaka
   (actress) `Kanaka Mahalakshmi`, கனகா-->), is a South Indian film actress. She was considered one of the leading actress in the Tamil film industry. She is a daughter of the actress Devika. Personal : Kanaka and her younger sister Saradha Preetha were born to Devadoss and...
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