In the working-class districts of Nouméa, which have a high population of indigenous Kanak residents, buildings were burned and wrecked vehicles remained in the middle of the road.
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Kanak
//kəˈnæk//
Synonyms for "kanak"
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French
4 entries- Canaque noun (indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia)
- Kanak noun (indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia)
- Kanake noun (indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia)
- canaque noun (indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia)
German
2 entries- Kanake noun (indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia)
- Kanakin noun (indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia)
Japanese
1 entries- カナック noun (indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia)
Russian
1 entries- кана́к noun (indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia)
Spanish
1 entries- canaco noun (indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia)
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