canaque

kanak

Definition

Definition of canaque - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masc/fem

peuple mélanésien

Rare

habitant autochtone de la nouvelle-calédonie

Rare

Les Canaques ont une riche culture traditionnelle en Nouvelle-Calédonie.

teinte

Rare

couleur qui mélange le bordeaux et le jaune

Rare

Cette étoffe présente une belle nuance canaque.

Adjective

peuple océanien

Rare

qui concerne les habitants autochtones de nouvelle-calédonie

Rare

La culture canaque est riche en traditions ancestrales.

autochtone

kanak

comportement grossier

Dated

mal élevé et sans manières

Dated

Il trouve ce comportement canaque et inacceptable.

grossier

malappris

rustre

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Origin of canaque

mot d'origine kanak (Nouvelle-Calédonie)

Examples of canaque in a sentence

Les droits des Canaques sont protégés par la loi.
Le mur du salon est peint en canaque.
Elle a choisi une robe de teinte canaque.
Les danses canaques sont enseignées à l'école locale.
Un artisanat canaque est exposé au musée.
Son attitude canaque choque ses collègues.

Des propos canaques n'ont pas leur place ici.

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English:Kanak, Kanakian, ...
German:Kanake, kanakisch, ...
Italian:canaco, rozzo, ...
Spanish:canaco, grosero, ...
Portuguese:canaco, indígena da Nova Caledónia, ...
Chinese:卡纳克人, 卡纳克的, ...
Japanese:カナック, カナックの, ...
Arabic:كاناك, كاليدوني أصلي, ...
Hebrew:קָאנַאק, קָנָאקִי, ...
Russian:канаки, канакийский, ...
Ukrainian:канак, канакийський, ...
Catalan:canac, canaque, ...
Danish:kanak, kanakisk, ...
Dutch:Kanak, oceanisch, ...
Greek:Κανακέζος, Κανάκ, ...
Khmer:កាណាក់, ដែលទាក់ទងនឹងជនជាតិដើមនូវែល-កាឡេដូនី, ...
Korean:카낙족, 카낙족의, ...
Polish:Kanakowie, kanakijski, ...
Portuguese (BR):canaque, cauã, ...
Romanian:canac, indigen din Noua Caledonie, ...
Swedish:kanak, kanakisk, ...
Thai:ชาวคานัค, ชาวพื้นเมืองนิวแคลิโดเนีย, ...
Turkish:Kanak, Kanaklara ait, ...
Vietnamese:người Kanak, người Canaque, ...

kanak

Definition of kanak - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masc/fem

peuple océanienhabitant autochtone de la Nouvelle-Calédonie

Les Kanaks représentent une part importante de la population calédonienne.

Adjective

Nouvelle-Calédoniequi concerne les habitants autochtones de la Nouvelle-Calédonie

La culture kanak est riche en traditions ancestrales.

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Origin of kanak

kanak, mot d'origine mélanésienne désignant les habitants autochtones de Nouvelle-Calédonie

Examples of kanak in a sentence

Les Kanaks célèbrent leurs traditions chaque année.
Un art kanak orne le musée local.
Les danses kanak sont enseignées aux enfants.

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English:Kanak, indigenous Kanak, ...
German:Kanake, kanakisch, ...
Italian:Kanak, canaco, ...
Spanish:canaco, ...
Portuguese:kanak, ...
Chinese:卡纳克人, 新喀里多尼亚土著的, ...
Japanese:カナック, カナックの, ...
Arabic:كاناك, من سكان كاليدونيا الأصليين, ...
Hebrew:קָנָאק, קָנָקִי, ...
Russian:канака, канакийский, ...
Ukrainian:канака, канакський, ...
Catalan:kanak, ...
Danish:kanak, ...
Dutch:Kanak, inheemse, ...
Greek:Κανακάς, Κανάκ, ...
Khmer:កាណាក់, ...
Korean:카낙족, 카낙족의, ...
Polish:Kanak, kanak, ...
Portuguese (BR):canaco, kanak, ...
Romanian:kanak, autohton, ...
Swedish:kanak, kanakisk, ...
Thai:ชาวคานัก, เกี่ยวกับชาวคานัค, ...
Turkish:Kanak, Kanaklara ait, ...
Vietnamese:người Kanak, kanak, ...

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Definition of canaque - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masc/fem

Adjective

Origin of canaque

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Examples of canaque in a sentence

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Definition of kanak - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masc/fem

Adjective

Origin of kanak

Terms related to kanak

Examples of kanak in a sentence

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