Oahu Definition

ō-äho͝o
proper name
Chief island of the Hawaiian Islands: 600 sq mi (1,554 sq km); chief city, Honolulu.
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An island of central Hawaii between Molokai and Kauai. It is the chief island of the state, with major tourist areas, including Waikiki Beach and Diamond Head, and a US naval base at Pearl Harbor.
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Oahu Sentence Examples

  • In 1907 there were vanilla plantations in the islands of Oahu and Hawaii.

  • The Mormons claim more than 4000 adherents, whose principal settlement is at Laie, on the north-east shore of Oahu; the first Mormon missionaries came to the islands in 1850.

  • The boys in the industrial school (1902) at Waialee, on the island of Oahu, are taught useful trades.

  • On one occasion (July 1839) French officers abrogated the laws (particularly against the importation of liquor), dictated treaties, extorted $20,000 and by force of arms procured privileges for Roman Catholic 1 priests in the country; and at another time (February 1843) a British officer, Captain Paulet of the " Carysfort," went so far as to take possession of Oahu and establish a commission for its government.

  • Honolulu is a harbor city at the southern end of Oahu, the most visited island of the Hawaiian archipelago.

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Words Starting With

OOA

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UHUAHU

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