Hawaii

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Proper noun 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.4.4 See also 1.5 External links 2 Catalan 2.1 Alternative forms 2.2 Proper noun 2.2.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Alternative spellings

• Hawaiʻi

[edit] Etymology

From Hawaiian Hawai'i, from Proto-Polynesian *hawaiki.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /həˈwaɪiː/
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[edit] Proper noun

Singular Hawaii

Plural -

Hawaii

1. 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 from 19° to 23° N latitude, with the eight main islands from 155° to 162° W longitude and including many smaller islands extending westward.
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.

[edit] Usage notes

The standard spelling in the islands is Hawaiʻi, where the ʻ indicates a glottal stop or phonemic glide.

[edit] Derived terms

• HA
• Hawaiian
• hawaiite

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• Appendix:Place names in Hawaii

[edit] External links

• Hawaii on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Alternative forms

• Hawai

[edit] Proper noun

Hawaii m. 

1. Hawaii (the largest island of the Hawaiian Islands)
2. Hawaii (a U.S. state)

[edit] Derived terms

• illes Hawaii (“Hawaiian Islands”)