Meanings
alternative Hawaiʻi · alternative Hawai'i · alternative Hawai`i
- An insular state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Honolulu.
The state where most intermarriages took place was Hawaii, where more than four in 10 newlyweds (42.4%) were intermarried.
2012 February 16, Ashley Hayes, “Study: Interracial marriage, acceptance growing”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Mar 20171 more example
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.
2007, Joe Biden, “Jill”, in Promises to Keep, New York: Random House, published 2008, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 111Synonyms: Aloha State, Hawaii State, State of Hawaii
- An archipelago of the Pacific Ocean, between North America and Oceania.
Synonyms: Hawaiian Islands, Islands of Hawaii, Sandwich Islands
- specificallyAn island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands.
Synonyms: Big Island, Hawaii Island, Island of Hawaii
- historicalA former kingdom in the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean.
Synonyms: Kingdom of Hawaii, Hawaii Kingdom, Hawaiian Kingdom
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn insular state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Honolulu.
proper nounAn archipelago of the Pacific Ocean, between North America and Oceania.
proper nounAn island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands.
proper nounA former kingdom in the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean.
Origin
- Proto-Nuclear Polynesian*Sawaiki
- HawaiianHawaiʻi
- EnglishHawaii
Borrowed from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki (“traditional homeland”).
More words from Hawaiian, Proto-Nuclear Polynesian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic هَاوَاي, هَاوَاي
- هَاوَاي (hawāy)state of the United States
- هَاوَاي (hawāy)chain of islands
Brazilian Portuguese Havaí, Havaí
- Havaístate of the United States
- Havaíkingdom
- Havaíchain of islands
- Havaílargest of the Hawaiian Islands
Bulgarian Хава́и
- Хава́и (Havái)state of the United States
Catalan Hawai, Hawaii
- Hawaistate of the United States
- Hawaiistate of the United States
- illes Hawaiichain of islands
- illes Hawaichain of islands
- Hawailargest of the Hawaiian Islands
- Hawaiilargest of the Hawaiian Islands
Chinese Cantonese 夏威夷
- 夏威夷 (haa⁶ wai¹ ji⁴)state of the United States
Chinese Mandarin 夏威夷, 夏威夷州
- 夏威夷 (Xiàwēiyí)state of the United States
- 夏威夷州 (Xiàwēiyí-zhōu)state of the United States
- 夏威夷 (Xiàwēiyí)chain of islands
- 夏威夷群島 /夏威夷群岛 (Xiàwēiyí-qúndǎo)chain of islands
Czech Havaj, Havajské ostrovy
- Havajstate of the United States
- Havajské ostrovychain of islands
- Havajlargest of the Hawaiian Islands
Danish Hawaii
- Hawaiistate of the United States
Dutch Hawaï, Hawaii
- Hawaïstate of the United States
- Hawaiistate of the United States
Esperanto Havajo, Havajo
- Havajostate of the United States
- Havajochain of islands
- Havajolargest of the Hawaiian Islands
European Portuguese Havai, Havai
- Havaistate of the United States
- Havaikingdom
- Havaichain of islands
- Havailargest of the Hawaiian Islands
Finnish Havaiji, Havaijisaaret
- Havaijistate of the United States
- Havaijisaaretchain of islands
- Hawaiilargest of the Hawaiian Islands
French Hawaï, Hawaii
- Hawaïstate of the United States
- Hawaiistate of the United States
- Hawaïchain of islands
- les îles Hawaïchain of islands
- Hawaïlargest of the Hawaiian Islands
German Hawaii, Hawaii
- Hawaiistate of the United States
- Hawaiichain of islands
- Hawaiilargest of the Hawaiian Islands
Greek Χαβάη
- Χαβάη (Chavái)state of the United States
Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi
- Hawaiʻistate of the United States
- Hawaiʻikingdom
- Hawaiʻichain of islands
- Hawaiʻilargest of the Hawaiian Islands
Hebrew הוואי
- הוואי (hawāy)state of the United States
Hindi हवाई, हवाई
- हवाई (havāī)state of the United States
- हवाई (havāī)chain of islands
Hungarian Hawaii
- Hawaiistate of the United States
Icelandic Havaí
- Havaístate of the United States
Irish Haváí, Oileáin Haváí
- Haváístate of the United States
- Oileáin Haváíchain of islands
Italian Hawaii, Hawaii
- Hawaiistate of the United States
- Hawaiichain of islands
Japanese ハワイ州, 布哇
- ハワイ州 (Hawai-shū)state of the United States
- 布哇 (Hawai)state of the United States
- ハワイ (Hawai)state of the United States
- ハワイ諸島 (Hawai-shotō)chain of islands
- 布哇 (Hawai)chain of islands
- ハワイ島 (Hawai-tō)largest of the Hawaiian Islands
- 布哇 (Hawai)largest of the Hawaiian Islands
Korean 하와이
- 하와이 (Hawai)state of the United States
Latin Havaii, Civitas Havaiorum
- Havaiistate of the United States
- Civitas Havaiorumstate of the United States
Latvian Havajas, Havaju salas
- Havajasstate of the United States
- Havaju salaschain of islands
Lithuanian Havajai, Havajai
- Havajaistate of the United States
- Havajaikingdom
- Havajų saloschain of islands
- Havajislargest of the Hawaiian Islands
- Havajailargest of the Hawaiian Islands
Norwegian Bokmål Hawaii, Hawaii
- Hawaiistate of the United States
- Hawaiichain of islands
Persian هاوائی
- هاوائی (hâvâ'i)state of the United States
Polish Hawaje, Hawaje
- Hawajestate of the United States
- Hawajechain of islands
Punjabi ਹਵਾਈ
- ਹਵਾਈ (havāī)state of the United States
Romanian Hawaii, Hawaii
- Hawaiistate of the United States
- Hawaiichain of islands
- Hawaiilargest of the Hawaiian Islands
Russian Гава́йи, Гава́йи
- Гава́йи (Gaváji)state of the United States
- Гава́йи (Gaváji)chain of islands
- Гава́йские острова́ (Gavájskije ostrová)chain of islands
- Гава́йи (Gaváji)largest of the Hawaiian Islands
Slovak Havaj, Havaj
- Havajstate of the United States
- Havajlargest of the Hawaiian Islands
Spanish Hawái, Hawái
- Hawáistate of the United States
- Hawáichain of islands
- Hawáilargest of the Hawaiian Islands
Swedish Hawaii, Hawaiiöarna
- Hawaiistate of the United States
- Hawaiiöarnachain of islands
- Hawaiilargest of the Hawaiian Islands
Tagalog Haway, Hawai
- Hawaystate of the United States
- Hawaistate of the United States
- Hawailargest of the Hawaiian Islands
- Hawaylargest of the Hawaiian Islands
Thai ฮาวาย, ฮาวาย
- ฮาวาย (haa-waai)state of the United States
- ฮาวาย (haa-waai)chain of islands
- ฮาวาย (haa-waai)largest of the Hawaiian Islands
Turkish Hawaii, Hawaii
- Hawaiistate of the United States
- Hawaiikingdom
- Hawaiichain of islands
- Hawaiilargest of the Hawaiian Islands
Ukrainian Гава́ї
- Гава́ї (Haváji)state of the United States
Vietnamese Hawaii, Ha-oai
- Hawaiistate of the United States
- Ha-oaistate of the United States
- Hạ Uy Distate of the United States
- quần đảo Hawaiichain of islands
- quần đảo Ha-oaichain of islands
- quần đảo Hạ Uy Dichain of islands
- đảo Hawaiilargest of the Hawaiian Islands
- đảo Ha-oailargest of the Hawaiian Islands
- đảo Hạ Uy Dilargest of the Hawaiian Islands
Yiddish האַוואַיִ
- האַוואַיִ (havai)state of the United States
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Hawaii
All rhymes →Cite this entry
Hawaii. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawaii
“Hawaii.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawaii. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hawaii,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawaii.
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