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Hawaii

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Hawaii
noun /həˈwaɪiː/
a) A state of the United States of America. The capital is Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. It is the fiftieth state to join the United States. The nickname is the Aloha State. It is located from 19° to 23° N latitude, with the eight main islands from 155° to 162° W longitude and including many smaller islands extending westward.
b) A chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean between North America and Oceania. Also called the and formerly the Sandwich Islands. The larger islands are:

Hawaii (Hawaii, the Big Island)


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