It was considered one of the nation’s strictest bans because of the reference to Kanakas – native Hawaiians – and because Nevada was the only other state to add Chinese.
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Kanaka
Synonyms for "kanaka"
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3 translations across 3 languages.
Georgian
1 entries- კანაკი noun (a person of Hawaiian descent)
Marathi
1 entries- कानाका noun (a person of Hawaiian descent)
Russian
1 entries- кана́к noun (a person of Hawaiian descent)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
"Who was the call from?" "I don't know. Sound like a kanaka though.” When Erin frowned, he added, “A Hawaiian, like me.”
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There remains one case to be considered, that of the deportation of the Kanakas who were introduced into Queensland for the purpose of work on the sugar plantations.[…]It was, however, felt in the south that a white Australia was essential, and the Commonwealth passed in 1901 an Act (No. 16) which arranged for the deportation of all Kanakas within a few years.
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The Kanaka at the wheel gave him a glance, but did not speak.
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