Hawaii
Hawaii definition
Ha·waii (hə wä′ē, -wī′ē)
- state of the U.S., consisting of a group of islands (Hawaiian Islands) in the North Pacific: admitted, 1959: 6,423 sq mi (16,635 sq km); pop. 1,212,000; cap. Honolulu: abbrev. HI
- largest & southernmost of the islands of Hawaii, southeast of Oahu: 4,028 sq mi (10,432 sq km); pop. 149,000
Etymology: Haw Hawai'i > Proto-Polynesian *hawaiki; akin to Savai'i, Savaii
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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