Hawaii
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Hawaii in respect to the rest of the United States
English
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki (“traditional homeland”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, Canada) enPR: həwīʹē, IPA(key): /həˈwaɪ.i/
- (US) enPR: həwīʹ(j)ē, həwäʹ(j)ē, həwŏʹ(j)ē, IPA(key): /həˈwaɪ(j)i/, /həˈwɑ(j)i/, /həˈwɔ(j)i/, , ,
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪi
- Hyphenation: Ha‧waii
Proper noun
Hawaii
- An insular state in the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Honolulu.
- Synonyms: Aloha State, Hawaii State, State of Hawaii
- 2007, Joe Biden, “Jill”, in Promises to Keep, 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.
- An archipelago in 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
- (specifically) An island in 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
- (historical) A former kingdom in the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean
- Synonyms: Kingdom of Hawaii, Hawaii Kingdom, Hawaiian Kingdom
Usage notes
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
Derived terms
Translations
state of the United States
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chain of islands
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largest of the Hawaiian Islands
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kingdom
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked
See also
| 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
Further reading
Catalan
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hawaii m
- Hawaii (an island)
- Hawaii (a state of the United States)
Derived terms
- illes Hawaii (“Hawaiian Islands”)
Danish
Etymology
Proper noun
Hawaii (genitive Hawaiis)
- Hawaii (an island)
- Hawaii (a state of the United States)
German
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hawaii n (proper noun, genitive Hawaiis or (optionally with an article) Hawaii)
- Hawaii (an island)
- Hawaii (a state of the United States)
Derived terms
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hawaii
- Hawaii (an island)
- Synonym: Hawaii-szigetek
- Hawaii (a state of the United States)
Declension
| 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
Etymology
Borrowed from English Hawaii, from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hawaii f pl (plural only)
- Hawaii (an island)
- Hawaii (a state of the United States)
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Hawaii
- Hawaii (an island)
- Hawaii (a state of the United States)
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Hawaii
- Hawaii (an island)
- Hawaii (a state of the United States)
Derived terms
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Hawaii, from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.
Noun
Hawaii c
- Hawaii (an island)
- Hawaii (a state of the United States)
- Hawaiian pizza
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Hawaii, from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hawaii
- Hawaii (an island)
- Hawaii (a state of the United States)