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Hawaii
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Hawaii
(proper noun)
Hawaii
/hə
ˈ
waji/
proper noun
Hawaii
/hə
ˈ
waji/
proper noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of HAWAII
1
:
state of the U.S. consisting of a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean
2
:
largest island of the state of Hawaii
— Hawaiian
/hə
ˈ
wajən/
adjective or noun
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