Hawaii
English
Alternative forms
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) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪi, -aɪji, -ɑi, -ɑji, -ɔːi, -ɔːji
- Hyphenation: Ha‧waii
Proper noun
Hawaii
- An Oceanian state of the United States of America. The capital is Honolulu, on the island of Oahu.
- Synonym: Aloha State
- A chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean between North America and Oceania.
- Synonyms: Hawaiian Islands, Sandwich Islands (obsolete)
- Hyponyms: Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Niihau, Kahoolawe
- (specifically) The largest of the Hawaiian Islands.
- Synonym: Big Island (informal)
Usage notes
The standard spelling in the islands is Hawaiʻi, where the ʻ indicates a glottal stop or phonemic glide.
Synonyms
- Sandwich Islands (dated)
Holonyms
Derived terms
Translations
state of the United States
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chain of islands
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largest of the Hawaiian Islands
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See also
- Appendix:Place names in Hawaii
Catalan
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- illes Hawaii (“Hawaiian Islands”)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haˈvaɪ̯/ (normal)
- IPA(key): /haˈvaːʔi/ (learned; very rare)
Audio (file)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ˈwai/, /a.ˈvai/
- Rhymes: -ai
- Hyphenation: Ha‧waii
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