Hawaii
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Hawaii
- /həˈwaɪ.i/ Canada, UK
- /həˈwaɪ.i/ US
- /həˈwɑ.i/ US
- /həˈwɔ.i/ US
- [hʊ̈ˈwaɪ̯(j)i] US
- [hʊ̈ˈwɑ(j)i] US
- [hʊ̈ˈwɔ(j)i] US
- /həˈvaɪʔi/ Hawaii, also
- /həˈvɑːʔi/ Hawaii, also
Rhymes with -aɪi
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Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki
Hawaiian Hawaiʻibor.
English Hawaii
Borrowed from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki (“traditional homeland”).
proper noun Hawaiʻi · Hawai'i · Hawai`i
- 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.
- An archipelago of the Pacific Ocean, between North America and Oceania.
- An island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands.
- A former kingdom in the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean.
