Big Island

proper noun

An island of Islands of Hawaii, Pacific, Hawaii, United States; The largest of the Hawaiian Islands, for which the island chain and the state are named.

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Hawai'iHawaiiHawaii IslandHawai'i IslandIsland of HawaiiIsland of Hawai'i
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. informalAn island of Islands of Hawaii, Pacific, Hawaii, United States; The largest of the Hawaiian Islands, for which the island chain and the state are named.

    Synonyms: Hawai'i, Hawaii, Hawaii Island, Hawai'i Island, Island of Hawaii, Island of Hawai'i

  2. An island in Pawtuckaway Lake, New Hampshire, USA.
  3. An island in Umbagog Lake, New Hampshire, USA.
  4. An island in the Chemung River, located in Chemung County, New York, USA.
  5. An island on Woodhull Lake in Herkimer County, New York.
  6. An island in the Wisconsin River in Wood County, Wisconsin.
  7. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Ohio, USA.
  8. A census-designated place in northern Bedford County, Virginia, United States.
  9. The largest of the Ramea Islands in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  10. A peninsula in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  11. A small, uninhabited island located in Hudson Bay near the community of Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada.
  12. A small, uninhabited island located in James Bay near the community of Chisasibi, Quebec, Canada.
  13. Former name of Imiliit (“an uninhabited island in the Arctic Archipelago in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada”).
  14. Former name of Qikiqtarjuaq (“an uninhabited island located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada”).
  15. An island in the Bay of Quinte in Lake Ontario, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.
  16. An island in Chemong Lake, Ontario, Canada.
  17. An island in Lake of the Woods, Ontario, Canada.
  18. An island in Pigeon Lake, Ontario, Canada.
  19. informalBesar Island, an island off the coast of mainland Malacca in Malaysia.
  20. informalTe Poho-o-Tairea, an island to the west of Stewart Island in New Zealand.
  21. informalCopeland Island, an island in the north Irish Sea, north of Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn island of Islands of Hawaii, Pacific, Hawaii, United States; The largest of the Hawaiian Islands, for which the island chain and the state are named.

Similar
Hawai'iHawaiiHawaii IslandHawai'i IslandIsland of HawaiiIsland of Hawai'i
Also see
hawaiihawai'i islandhawaii islandisland of hawai'iisland of hawaii
Cite this entry
APA

Big Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Big%20Island

MLA

“Big Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Big%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Big Island,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Big%20Island.

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