Kilauea

K5I1L1A1U1E1A1

proper noun

An active volcano in Hawaii Island, (Big Island, Island of Hawaii) Hawaiian Islands, Pacific, Hawaii, United States.

OriginHawaiian Kīlauea →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An active volcano in Hawaii Island, (Big Island, Island of Hawaii) Hawaiian Islands, Pacific, Hawaii, United States.
  2. A town near the eponymous volcano Hawaii, Hawaii, United States.

Origin

  1. HawaiianKīlauea
  2. EnglishKilauea

From Hawaiian Kīlauea, from kī (intensifying prefix) + lau (“many, much”) + ea (“to rise, go up, expand”).

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APA

Kilauea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kilauea

MLA

“Kilauea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kilauea. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kilauea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kilauea.

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