Hawaii

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1 Proper Noun 1.1 Usage Note 2 See also 3 External links 3.1 Translations

Proper Noun

Hawaii, also spelled Hawai'i

1. A 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 in the 170s W and from 19 to 23 N.
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 (Kaua'i )

   Hawaii (Hawai'i, the Big Island)

   Lanai (Lana'i )

   Maui

   Molokai (Moloka'i )

   Niihau Ni'ihau

   Oahu (O'ahu )

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.

Usage Note

The standard spelling in the islands is Hawai'i, where the ' indicates a glottal stop.

See also

• Hawaiian
• HI

External links

Translations

• Bulgarian: Хавайски острови pl (1), Хаваи pl (2)
• Chinese: 夏威夷
• Finnish: Havaiji
• French: Hawaii m, les îles Hawaii f pl
• Greek: Chavae
• Italian: le Hawaii f pl
• Japanese: ハワイ, 布哇 (hawai)

  Hawaje fn pl