Hawaii
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- United States//həˈwaɪ.i//
- United States//həˈwɑ.i//
- United States//həˈwɔ.i//
- United States/[hʊ̈ˈwaɪ̯(j)i]/
- Canada//həˈwaɪ.i//
An insular state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Honolulu.
proper noun
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An insular state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Honolulu.
I've learned a lot by watching my Democratic colleague from Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye. He’s a man of uncommon decency. I’ve never seen him demand political loyalty because of party or friendship, and I’ve never known him to go back on his word.
The state where most intermarriages took place was Hawaii, where more than four in 10 newlyweds (42.4%) were intermarried.
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An archipelago of the Pacific Ocean, between North America and Oceania.
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An island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands.
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historicalA former kingdom in the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki Hawaiian Hawaiʻibor. English Hawaii Borrowed from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki (“traditional homeland”).
Hawaii · An insular state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Honolulu.
Hawaiian · Descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands…hawk · A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller…Hawk · A surname; variant forms Hauke, Hawke.