Hawaii
EnglishEdit
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EtymologyEdit
From Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki (“traditional homeland”).[1]
PronunciationEdit
- (UK) enPR: həwīʹē, IPA(key): /həˈwaɪ.i/
- (US) enPR: həwīʹ(j)ē, həwäʹ(j)ē, həwŏʹ(j)ē, IPA(key): /həˈwaɪ(j)i/, /həˈwɑ(j)i/, /həˈwɔ(j)i/, [hʊ̈ˈwaɪ̯(j)i], [hʊ̈ˈwɑ(j)i], [hʊ̈ˈwɔ(j)i]
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪi, -aɪji, -ɑi, -ɑji, -ɔːi, -ɔːji
- Hyphenation: Ha‧waii
Proper nounEdit
Hawaii
- An Oceanian state of the United States of America. The capital is Honolulu, on the island of Oahu.
- Synonym: Aloha State
- A chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean between North America and Oceania.
- Synonyms: Hawaiian Islands, Sandwich Islands (obsolete)
- Hyponyms: Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Niihau, Kahoolawe
- (specifically) The largest of the Hawaiian Islands.
- Synonym: Big Island (informal)
Usage notesEdit
The standard spelling in the islands is Hawaiʻi, where the ʻ indicates a glottal stop or phonemic glide.
SynonymsEdit
- Sandwich Islands (dated)
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
state of the United States
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chain of islands
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largest of the Hawaiian Islands
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Hawaii n (genitive Hawaiis)