Definition of

Hawaii

  1. (noun, location) a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
  2. (noun, location) the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks

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Synonyms of Hawaii

aloha state, hawai'i, hawaii island, hi

Alternate forms of Hawaii

Derivations: hawaiian

Origin of the word Hawaii

  1. from Hawaiian Hawai'i, from Proto-Polynesian *hawaiki. Said to mean "Place of the Gods" and be named in ref. to Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. See also sandwich. First record of Hawaiian shirt is from 1955. more

via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper

Words that sound like Hawaii

h, h2o, ha, ha-ha, hao, haw, haw-haw, hawai'i, hay, he, hee-haw, hew, hi, hie, ho, hoe, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hooey, howe, hoy, hoya, hua, hue

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