HAWAI'I

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hawai'i mean? 

• HAWAI'I (noun)
  The noun HAWAI'I has 1 sense:

1. a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands

  Familiarity information: HAWAI'I used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAWAI'I (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Aloha State; Haw.; Hawai'i; Hawaii; HI

Instance hypernyms:

American state (one of the 50 states of the United States)

Meronyms (parts of "Hawai'i"):

Haleakala National Park (a national park in Hawaii including a dormant volcano)

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (a national park in Hawaii featuring active volcanoes)

Hilo (a town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii)

Domain member region:

dolphin; dolphinfish; mahimahi (large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii))

lanai (a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room)

uke; ukulele (a small guitar having four strings)

Hawaiian (the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii)

luau (an elaborate Hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment))

dolphinfish; mahimahi (the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters (especially in Hawaii))

malahini (a newcomer to Hawaii)

macadamia nut; macadamia nut tree; Macadamia ternifolia (small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts)

Holonyms ("Hawai'i" is a part of...):

America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)

H.I.; Hawaiian Islands; Sandwich Islands (a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific)

 Context examples 

The scientists conducted a research expedition to the Southern Line Islands, a remote island chain south of Hawai'i.

(Bacteria living near coral reefs change in synchrony across distances, National Science Foundation)

In a new study, Richard Zeebe of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and colleagues offer a way to overcome the roadblock.

(Deep-sea sediments lead to new understanding of solar system, National Science Foundation)