Meanings
proper noun
- New Caledonia (an archipelago and sui generis collectivity in France in Oceania).
Origin
Likely from Kanak.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic كاناكي
- كاناكي (kānākī)alternative name of New Caledonia
Catalan Canàquia
- Canàquiaalternative name of New Caledonia
French Kanaky
- Kanakyalternative name of New Caledonia
German Kanaky
- Kanakyalternative name of New Caledonia
Greek Κανάκι
- Κανάκι (Kanáki)alternative name of New Caledonia
Italian Canachia
- Canachiaalternative name of New Caledonia
Japanese カナキー
- カナキー (Kanakī)alternative name of New Caledonia
Māori Kanaki
- Kanakialternative name of New Caledonia
Spanish Canaquía
- Canaquíaalternative name of New Caledonia
Cite this entry
APA
Kanaky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kanaky
MLA
“Kanaky.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kanaky. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kanaky,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kanaky.
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