Kanaka

Kanaka
Blackbird Black"bird, n. 1. Among slavers and pirates, a negro or Polynesian. [Cant, pejorative] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. A native of any of the islands near Queensland; -- called also {Kanaka}. [Australia, pejorative] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Kanaka Bar First Nation — is a First Nations government located at Kanaka Bar, British Columbia, Canada, between the towns of Boston Bar and Lytton in the Fraser Canyon region. It is a member of the Fraser Canyon Indian Administration, one of three tribal councils of the… …   Wikipedia

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