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Hawaii

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See also: Hawaií, Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawai`i, and hawaii

English

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Location of the state of Hawaii in the United States

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Etymology

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Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki
Hawaiian Hawaiʻibor.
English Hawaii

    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)
    • Rhymes: -aɪi
    • Hyphenation: Ha‧waii

    Proper noun

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    Hawaii

    2. 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], archived from the original on 2 March 2017:
        The state where most intermarriages took place was Hawaii, where more than four in 10 newlyweds (42.4%) were intermarried.
    4. 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
    6. (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
    8. (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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    1. ^ POLLEX entry

    Further reading

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    Catalan

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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      From Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.

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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.

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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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        Alternative forms

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        Etymology

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          From Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.

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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)

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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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          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)

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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:
            Wikipedia no

            Etymology

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              From Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.

              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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              Etymology

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                From Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.

                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)
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