Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lanaian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lana-ian
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or from the island of Lanai.

noun

Someone from Lanai.

Example Sentences

"The obtained Ar/Ar ages of 1.6 Ma for the Lanaian lavas are significantly older than ages previously obtained for this island."
"An effort was made by Lanaians in 1950 to have the island itself made a county."

Etymology

From Lanai + -an.

Inflected Forms

Lanaians (plural)

Questions

What does lanaian mean?: Of or from the island of Lanai.
Where does lanaian come from?: From Lanai + -an.

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