Hawaii

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1 English 1.1 Proper noun 1.1.1 Usage Note 1.1.2 Translations 1.2 See also

English

Proper noun

Hawaii, also spelled Hawai'i

1. 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)

2. A 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 in the 170s W and from 19 to 23 N.
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.

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 (hawai)
• Polish: Hawaje fn pl

See also

• Hawaiian
• Wikipedia article on Hawaii