Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- A state of the United States in the central Pacific Ocean comprising the Hawaiian Islands. The islands became a U.S. territory in 1900, which was admitted as the 50th state in 1959. Honolulu, on Oahu, is the capital and the largest city. Population: 1,280,000.
Wiktionary
- n. A state of the United States of America. The capital is Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. It is the fiftieth state to join the United States. The nickname is the Aloha State. It is located from 19° to 23° N latitude, with the eight main islands from 155° to 162° W longitude and including many smaller islands extending westward.
- n. A chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean between North America and Oceania. Also called the Hawaiian Islands and formerly the Sandwich Islands. The larger islands are:
- n. The proper name of the largest of the Hawaiian Islands, also called the Big Island. The Big Island lies southeast of the other islands.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
- n. the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks
- n. a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
Etymologies
- From Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, from Proto-Polynesian *Sawaiki (“traditional homeland”). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“HAWAII 5-DOH: ALOHA REP TAKES MONEY FROM BIRTHER - Leading House birther Bill Posey, whose bill to require the president to produce his birth certificate will likely gain a host of co*sponsors* conspirators in the next Congress, kicked in $1,000 to the campaign of Charles Djou, who is running to hold his Hawaii seat.”
“IRA RONTER, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII: I don't see that people will continue to come to Hawaii.”
“IRA ROHTER, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII: I don't see that people are going to continue to come to Hawaii.”
“HAWAII: Hawaii has already raised its state minimum wage to $5.25.”
“HAWAII brig was away on an unbroken leg of more than seven thousand miles from Cape Horn to Hawaii, and slowly the ugly cold of the south gave way to the increasing warmth of the north.”
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“HAWAII: "National Republicans are taking a page from Senate Republicans 'successful playbook in Massachusetts by appearing to keep out of the upcoming House special election in Hawaii,”
“HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii - The largest and southernmost of the Hawaiian islands is shaking, spitting and stretching as it slowly expands into the”
“HAWAII: A tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii, and the California coast and parts of Alaska are under a tsunami advisory.”
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