Oahu

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US/oʊˈɑhu/UK/əʊˈɑːhuː/Australia, New Zealand/ɐʉˈɐːhʉː/

proper noun

The third-largest island of Hawaii, included in the City and County of Honolulu.

OriginHawaiian Oʻahu →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Oʻahu

  1. The third-largest island of Hawaii, included in the City and County of Honolulu.

Origin

  1. Hawaiianahu
  2. Hawaiiano
  3. HawaiianOʻahu
  4. EnglishOahu

From Hawaiian Oʻahu, probably a corruption of Hawaiian o + Hawaiian ahu (cognate with Rapa Nui ahu), thus [place] of an altar or platform.

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Translations

Arabic أَوَاهُو
  • أَوَاهُو (ʔawāhū)third-largest island of Hawaii
Chinese Mandarin 瓦胡, 歐胡 /欧胡
  • 瓦胡 (Wǎhú)third-largest island of Hawaii
  • 歐胡 /欧胡 (Ōuhú)third-largest island of Hawaii
Hawaiian Oʻahu
  • Oʻahuthird-largest island of Hawaii
Japanese オアフ
  • オアフ (oafu)third-largest island of Hawaii
Korean 오아후
  • 오아후 (oahu)third-largest island of Hawaii
Thai เกาะโอวาฮู, โอวาฮู
  • เกาะโอวาฮูthird-largest island of Hawaii
  • โอวาฮูthird-largest island of Hawaii

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Oahu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oahu

MLA

“Oahu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oahu. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oahu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oahu.

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