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hula

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈhuːlə

Definitions

A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there.

Equivalents

Русскийхула
日本語プラ
العربيةهُولَا
6 more languages
Bosanskihula
Cymraeghwla
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻihula
Hrvatskihula
한국어훌라
Српскиhula

Examples

“Under the rule⟳ of Kalākaua, they had revived the hula, which had been condemned by the missionaries.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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