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Hawaii

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English

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Location of the state of Hawaii in the United States

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (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]
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • (Indic) IPA(key): /həˈʋɑj(i)/, /həˈʋaj(i)/
  • Rhymes: -aɪi
  • Hyphenation: Ha‧waii

Proper noun

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Hawaii

  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. (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
  4. (historical) A former kingdom in the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean.
    Synonyms: Kingdom of Hawaii, Hawaii Kingdom, Hawaiian Kingdom

Usage notes

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  • 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.

Holonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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See also

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Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)
States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
Federal district: Washington, D.C.
Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

References

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Further reading

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Catalan

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Alternative forms

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Proper noun

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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)

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Danish

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Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Hawaii

Etymology

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Borrowed from English Hawaii.

Proper noun

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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)

German

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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)

Derived terms

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Hungarian

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 Hawaii on Hungarian Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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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)

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Hawaii
accusative Hawaiit
dative Hawaiinak
instrumental Hawaiival
causal-final Hawaiiért
translative Hawaiivá
terminative Hawaiiig
essive-formal Hawaiiként
essive-modal
inessive Hawaiiban
superessive Hawaiin
adessive Hawaiinál
illative Hawaiiba
sublative Hawaiira
allative Hawaiihoz
elative Hawaiiból
delative Hawaiiról
ablative Hawaiitól
non-attributive
possessive – singular
Hawaiié
non-attributive
possessive – plural
Hawaiiéi
Possessive forms of Hawaii
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Hawaiim
2nd person sing. Hawaiid
3rd person sing. Hawaiija
1st person plural Hawaiink
2nd person plural Hawaiitok
3rd person plural Hawaiijuk

Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Hawaii, from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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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)

Derived terms

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Divisions of the United States of America in Italian (layout · text)
Stati: Alabama · Alasca (Alaska) · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Luisiana (Louisiana) · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · Carolina Settentrionale · Nord Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · Carolina Meridionale · Sud Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · Virginia Occidentale · Wisconsin · Wyoming
Distretto federale: Washington D.C.
Territori: Samoa americane · Guam · Isole Marianne Settentrionali · Porto Rico · Isole minori esterne degli Stati Uniti · Isole Vergini Americane

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

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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)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

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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)

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Hawaii, from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.

Noun

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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
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Further reading

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  • Hawaii”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Hawaii, from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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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)