Hawaii

Alternative forms

• Hawaiʻi

Etymology

From Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki (“traditional homeland”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• (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]
  • (Hawaii, also) IPA^(key): /həˈvaɪʔi/, /həˈvɑːʔi/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -aɪi, -aɪji, -ɑi, -ɑji, -ɔːi, -ɔːji
• Hyphenation: Ha‧waii

Proper noun

Hawaii

1. An Oceanian 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.
2. 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:

   Kauai (Kauaʻi)

   Hawaii (Hawaiʻi, the Big Island)

   Lanai (Lānaʻi)

   Maui

   Molokai (Molokaʻi)

   Niihau Niʻihau

   Oahu (Oʻahu)

3. The proper name of the largest of the Hawaiian Islands, also called the Big Island. The Big Island lies southeast of the other islands.

See also

• Appendix:Place names in Hawaii

References

Alternative forms

• Hawai

Proper noun

Hawaii m

1. Hawaii (island)
2. Hawaii (state)

Etymology

Borrowed from English Hawaii.

Proper noun

Hawaii (genitive Hawaiis)

1. Hawaii

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈvae̯/ or far less commonly: IPA^(key): /haˈvae̯ˌʔiː/

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Proper noun

Hawaii n (genitive Hawaiis)

1. Hawaii (island)
2. Hawaii (state)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈwai/, /a.ˈvai/
• Rhymes: -ai
• Hyphenation: Ha‧waii

Proper noun

Hawaii f pl

1. Hawaii