Hawaii

• Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawai`i

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

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

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -aɪi
• Hyphenation: Ha‧waii

Hawaii

2. An insular state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Honolulu.

   Synonyms: Aloha State, Hawaii State, State of Hawaii

   • 2007, Joe Biden, “Jill”, in Promises to Keep‎^[1], New York: Random House, published 2008, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 111:

     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.

   • 2012 February 16, Ashley Hayes, “Study: Interracial marriage, acceptance growing”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     The state where most intermarriages took place was Hawaii, where more than four in 10 newlyweds (42.4%) were intermarried.

4. An archipelago of the Pacific Ocean, between North America and Oceania.

   Synonyms: Hawaiian Islands, Islands of Hawaii, (obsolete) Sandwich Islands

   Hyponyms: Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Niihau, Kahoolawe

6. (specifically) An island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands.

   Synonyms: (informal) Big Island, Hawaii Island, Island of Hawaii

8. (historical) A former kingdom in the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean.

   Synonyms: Kingdom of Hawaii, Hawaii Kingdom, Hawaiian Kingdom

• The standard spelling in the islands is Hawaiʻi, where the ʻ indicates a glottal stop or phonemic glide. However, Hawaii is the official spelling used in the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.

• Polynesia

• Hawaii on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Hawai

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈwaj]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈwaj]

Hawaii m

1. (specifically) Hawaii, Hawaii Island (an island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States)
2. Hawaii (an insular state of the United States, formerly a territory)

• illes Hawaii (“Hawaiian Islands”)

Borrowed from English Hawaii.

Hawaii (genitive Hawaiis)

1. (specifically) Hawaii, Hawaii Island (an island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States)
2. Hawaii (an insular state of the United States, formerly a territory)

• Hawaï, Hawai

• IPA^(key): /haˈvaɪ̯/ (normal)
• IPA^(key): /haˈvaːʔi/ (learned; very rare)

• Audio:

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Hawaii n (proper noun, genitive Hawaiis or (optionally with an article) Hawaii)

1. (specifically) Hawaii, Hawaii Island (an island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States)
2. Hawaii (an insular state of the United States, formerly a territory)

• Hawaii-Inseln
• Hawaiier
• Hawaiianer
• hawaiisch
• hawaiianisch

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒvɒji]
• Hyphenation: Ha‧waii
• Rhymes: -ji

Hawaii

1. (specifically) Hawaii, Hawaii Island (an island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States)

   Synonym: Hawaii-szigetek

2. Hawaii (an insular state of the United States, formerly a territory)

Borrowed from English Hawaii, from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.

• IPA^(key): /aˈwaj/, (archaic or literary) /aˈvaj/
• Rhymes: -aj
• Hyphenation: Ha‧wàii

Hawaii f pl (plural only)

1. (specifically) Hawaii, Hawaii Island (an island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States)
2. Hawaii (an insular state of the United States, formerly a territory)

• hawaiano

Hawaii

1. (specifically) Hawaii, Hawaii Island (an island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States)
2. Hawaii (an insular state of the United States, formerly a territory)

• hawaier
• hawaiisk

Hawaii

1. (specifically) Hawaii, Hawaii Island (an island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States)
2. Hawaii (an insular state of the United States, formerly a territory)

• hawaiar
• hawaiisk

Borrowed from English Hawaii, from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.

Hawaii c

1. (specifically) Hawaii, Hawaii Island (an island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States)
2. Hawaii (an insular state of the United States, formerly a territory)
3. Hawaiian pizza

• Hawaii in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

Borrowed from English Hawaii, from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.

• IPA^(key): /ha.ˈva.iː/
• Hyphenation: Ha‧wa‧i‧ʻi

Hawaii

1. (specifically) Hawaii, Hawaii Island (an island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States)
2. Hawaii (an insular state of the United States, formerly a territory)