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Hawaii en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• həwŏʹ(j)ē (US)
• həwīʹē (Canada, UK)
• həwäʹ(j)ē (US)
• /həˈwaɪ.i/ (US)
• /həˈvɑːʔi/ (Hawaii, also)
• (US) audio
• həwīʹ(j)ē (US)
• /həˈwɑ.i/ (US)
• [hʊ̈ˈwɑ(j)i] (US)
• [hʊ̈ˈwaɪ̯(j)i] (US)
• /həˈwaɪ.i/ (Canada, UK)
• /həˈvaɪʔi/ (Hawaii, also)
• [hʊ̈ˈwɔ(j)i] (US)
• /həˈwɔ.i/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki Hawaiian Hawaiʻibor. English Hawaii Borrowed from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki (“traditional homeland”).

Meanings

1. 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. 2007, Joe Biden, “Jill”, in Promises to Keep, New York: Random House, published 2008, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 111:
   • The state where most intermarriages took place was Hawaii, where more than four in 10 newlyweds (42.4%) were intermarried. 2012 February 16, Ashley Hayes, “Study: Interracial marriage, acceptance growing”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2017:
2. An archipelago of the Pacific Ocean, between North America and Oceania.
3. (specifically) An island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands.
4. (historical) A former kingdom in the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean.

Forms

Deriveds

Hawaii County · Alaska-Hawaii Time · Hawaii State · Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone · toast Hawaii · Hawaiiana · Kingdom of Hawaii · Blue Hawaii · County of Hawaii · HA · State of Hawaii · hawaiite · Hawaii-Aleutian Time · Hawaii Time · Island of Hawaii · Hawaiiian · Hawaii Island · Hawaiian · Hawaii burger

Holonyms

Polynesia

Hyponyms

Maui · Niihau · Molokai · Lanai · Kahoolawe · Oahu · Kauai

Synonyms

Hawaii Kingdom · State of Hawaii · Big Island · Aloha State · Sandwich Islands · Hawaiian Kingdom · Hawaii Island · Kingdom of Hawaii · Hawaiian Islands · Islands of Hawaii · Island of Hawaii · Hawaii State

Translations (176)

ja ハワイ諸島 (chain of islands) · sl Havaji (state of the United States) · ja 布哇 (chain of islands) · mh Awai (state of the United States) · gl Hawai (state of the United States) · pt Havaí (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · pt Havai (chain of islands) · lt Havajų salos (chain of islands) · hi हवाई (state of the United States) · it Hawaii (state of the United States) · sv Hawaii (state of the United States) · cs Havaj (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · oge Ⴠⴀⴣⴀⴈⴢⴈ (state of the United States) · fy Hawaï (state of the United States) · tk Gawaýi (state of the United States) · vi Hawaii (state of the United States) · sv Hawaiiöarna (chain of islands) · ru Гава́йи (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · az Havay (state of the United States) · tr Hawaii (chain of islands) · pt Havai (state of the United States) · ro Hawaii (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · to Hauaiʻi (state of the United States) · gcf Away (state of the United States) · pt Havai (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · chn oihe (owaihi) (chain of islands) · cs Havajské ostrovy (chain of islands) · nb Hawaii (chain of islands) · yue 夏威夷 (state of the United States) · ht Awayi (chain of islands) · eo Havajo (state of the United States) · to Vaihi (state of the United States) · ca Hawaii (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · vi quần đảo Ha-oai (chain of islands) · kk Гавайи (state of the United States) · ca Hawai (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · de Hawaii (state of the United States) · haw Hawaiʻi (state of the United States) · sv Hawaii (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · fr Hawaï (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · oka wahú (chain of islands) · cmn 夏威夷州 (state of the United States) · ru Гава́йи (state of the United States) · mk Хава́и (state of the United States) · eo Havajo (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · am ሃዋኢ (state of the United States) · cmn 夏威夷 (state of the United States) · fo Havaii (state of the United States) · am ሃዋይ (state of the United States) · ga Haváí (state of the United States) · lv Havaju salas (chain of islands) · ht Awayi (state of the United States) · pl Hawaje (state of the United States) · oc Hawaii (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · th ฮาวาย (chain of islands) · oc Hawaii (state of the United States) · mk Хава́и (chain of islands) · vi quần đảo Hawaii (chain of islands) · pt Havaí (state of the United States) · ko 하와이 (state of the United States) · ga Oileáin Haváí (chain of islands) · da Hawaii (state of the United States) · nl Hawaï (state of the United States) · haw Hawaiʻi (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · vi Hạ Uy Di (state of the United States) · ky Гавайи (state of the United States) · vi Ha-oai (state of the United States) · uz Gavayi (state of the United States) · lo ຮາວາຍ (chain of islands) · ka ჰავაის კუნძულები (chain of islands) · de Hawaii (chain of islands) · ja 布哇 (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · nn Hawaii (state of the United States) · kn ಹವಾಯಿ (state of the United States) · es Hawái (state of the United States) · km ហាវ៉ៃ (state of the United States) · cs Havaj (state of the United States) · fr les îles Hawaï (chain of islands) · eo Havajo (chain of islands) · ru Гава́йи (chain of islands) · fi Havaiji (state of the United States) · ja ハワイ島 (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · cmn 夏威夷群島 /夏威夷群岛 (chain of islands) · hi हवाई (chain of islands) · ja ハワイ (state of the United States) · ka ჰავაი (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · ka ჰავაი (state of the United States) · ro Hawaii (chain of islands) · lt Havajai (state of the United States) · pon Awai (state of the United States) · oc Hawai (state of the United States) · is Havaí (state of the United States) · gl Hawai (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · ar هَاوَاي (chain of islands) · sk Havaj (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · nl Hawaii (state of the United States) · lt Havajai (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · yi האַוואַיִ (state of the United States) · vi đảo Hạ Uy Di (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · vi quần đảo Hạ Uy Di (chain of islands) · tl Hawai (state of the United States) · chr ᎭᏩᏱ (state of the United States) · tl Hawai (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · sh Havajski otoci (chain of islands) · ru Гава́йские острова́ (chain of islands) · tl Haway (state of the United States) · lo ຮາວາຍ (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · it Hawaii (chain of islands) · nv Hawáai hahoodzo (state of the United States) · ja ハワイ州 (state of the United States) · fo Havaii (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · th ฮาวาย (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · ar هَاوَاي (state of the United States) · fi Havaijisaaret (chain of islands) · fr Hawaï (chain of islands) · he הוואי (state of the United States) · el Χαβάη (state of the United States) · gcf Awayi (state of the United States) · fo Havaiioyggjar (chain of islands) · gur Hawai'i (state of the United States) · co Hawaii (state of the United States) · tr Hawaii (state of the United States) · pt Havaí (kingdom) · pon Awai (chain of islands) · cmn 夏威夷 (chain of islands) · lo ຮາວາຍ (state of the United States) · fr Hawaï (state of the United States) · oc Hawaii (chain of islands) · am ሃዋይኢ (state of the United States) · th ฮาวาย (state of the United States) · nn Hawaii (chain of islands) · pt Havai (kingdom) · pa ਹਵਾਈ (state of the United States) · uk Гава́ї (state of the United States) · ro Hawaii (state of the United States) · la Havaii (state of the United States) · be Гава́і (state of the United States) · ca illes Hawaii (chain of islands) · ja 布哇 (state of the United States) · vi đảo Ha-oai (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · de Hawaii (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · hy Հավայան կղզիներ (chain of islands) · es Hawái (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · sh Havaji (state of the United States) · ca Hawai (state of the United States) · nb Hawaii (state of the United States) · haw Hawaiʻi (chain of islands) · pt Havaí (chain of islands) · lt Havajis (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · la Civitas Havaiorum (state of the United States) · tl Haway (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · bg Хава́и (state of the United States) · mk Хава́и (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · tr Hawaii (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · tr Hawaii (kingdom) · pl Hawaje (chain of islands) · tg Ҳавайӣ (state of the United States) · ca illes Hawai (chain of islands) · hu Hawaii (state of the United States) · fr Hawaii (state of the United States) · hy Հավայի (state of the United States) · ka ჰავაი (chain of islands) · ca Hawaii (state of the United States) · lv Havajas (state of the United States) · to Hauaiʻi (chain of islands) · lt Havajai (kingdom) · fi Hawaii (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · vi đảo Hawaii (largest of the Hawaiian Islands) · nv Kéyah Ałkééʼ Naaznilgo Dah Ndaaʼeełí (state of the United States) · es Hawái (chain of islands) · haw Hawaiʻi (kingdom) · sh Хава́ји (state of the United States) · to Vaihi (chain of islands) · fa هاوائی (state of the United States) · sk Havaj (state of the United States) · mh Awai (chain of islands)