"Kanake" meaning in All languages combined

See Kanake on Wiktionary

Noun [German]

IPA: /kaˈnaːkə/, /kaˈnakə/ Audio: De-Kanake.ogg , De-Kanacke.ogg
Etymology: Ultimately from Hawaiian kanaka (“person”). Etymology templates: {{der|de|haw|kanaka||person}} Hawaiian kanaka (“person”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak|f=in}} Kanake m (weak, genitive Kanaken, plural Kanaken, feminine Kanakin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Kanaken [genitive], Kanaken [plural], Kanakin [feminine], weak [table-tags], Kanake [nominative, singular], Kanaken [definite, nominative, plural], Kanaken [genitive, singular], Kanaken [definite, genitive, plural], Kanaken [dative, singular], Kanaken [dative, definite, plural], Kanaken [accusative, singular], Kanaken [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. A kanaka; a South Sea Islander. Tags: masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Kanake-de-noun-7vILhIiF Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23
  2. (often derogatory, ethnic slur) Any dark-skinned foreigner. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, masculine, often, slur, weak
    Sense id: en-Kanake-de-noun-vxwkDEFR Categories (other): German ethnic slurs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Azzlack, Kanak Sprak, Kanakenland, Kanakistan, Kuffnucke, Mollucke, Spanake Related terms: Kümmeltürke, Talahon

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "A kanaka; a South Sea Islander."
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          "text": "Alternative forms: Kanacke, Kanak, Kanack"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004 [1995], Feridun Zaimoğlu, Kanak Sprak, Rotbuch, →ISBN, page 9:",
          "text": "Wie lebt es sich als Kanake in Deutschland, war die Frage, die ich mir und anderen gestellt habe. Kanake, ein Etikett, das nach mehr als 30 Jahren Immigrationsgeschichte von Türken nicht nur Schimpfwort ist, sondern auch ein Name, den »Gastarbeiterkinder« der zweiten und vor allem der dritten Generation mit stolzem Trotz führen.",
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          "ref": "2012, Maria Stehle, Ghetto Voices in Contemporary German Culture: Textscapes, Filmscapes, Soundscapes, Camden House, →ISBN, page 56:",
          "text": "Da kommt also der gute Kanake, stellt sich mitten rein, und während er sich fragt, warum die Leute so Spalier stehen, wird er im nächsten Moment auf seinen Platz verwiesen. Schließlich gehört jeder irgendwohin und der Kanake am besten[…]",
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      "ipa": "/kaˈnaːkə/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kaˈnakə/"
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          "text": "Wie lebt es sich als Kanake in Deutschland, war die Frage, die ich mir und anderen gestellt habe. Kanake, ein Etikett, das nach mehr als 30 Jahren Immigrationsgeschichte von Türken nicht nur Schimpfwort ist, sondern auch ein Name, den »Gastarbeiterkinder« der zweiten und vor allem der dritten Generation mit stolzem Trotz führen.",
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          "text": "Da kommt also der gute Kanake, stellt sich mitten rein, und während er sich fragt, warum die Leute so Spalier stehen, wird er im nächsten Moment auf seinen Platz verwiesen. Schließlich gehört jeder irgendwohin und der Kanake am besten[…]",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/kaˈnakə/"
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