# Hawaii
## English
### Alternative forms

* Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawai`i

### Etymology

From Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki (“traditional homeland”).

### Pronunciation

* (UK, Canada) enPR: həwīʹē, IPA: /həˈwaɪ.i/
* (US) enPR: həwīʹ(j)ē, həwäʹ(j)ē, həwŏʹ(j)ē, IPA: /həˈwaɪ(j)i/, /həˈwɑ(j)i/, /həˈwɔ(j)i/, [hʊ̈ˈwaɪ̯(j)i], [hʊ̈ˈwɑ(j)i], [hʊ̈ˈwɔ(j)i]
** (Hawaii, also) IPA: /həˈvaɪʔi/, /həˈvɑːʔi/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɪi
* Hyphenation: Ha‧waii

### Proper noun

Hawaii
* An insular state in the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Honolulu.
    Synonyms: Aloha State, Hawaii State, State of Hawaii
** 2007, Joe Biden, “Jill”, in Promises to Keep‎, New York: Random House, published 2008, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 111: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.
* An archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, between North America and Oceania.
    Synonyms: Hawaiian Islands, Islands of Hawaii, (obsolete) Sandwich Islands
    Hyponyms: Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Niihau, Kahoolawe
* (specifically) An island in Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands.
    Synonyms: (informal) Big Island, Hawaii Island, Island of Hawaii
* (historical) A former kingdom in the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean.
    Synonyms: Kingdom of Hawaii, Hawaii Kingdom, Hawaiian Kingdom

#### Usage notes

* The standard spelling in the islands is Hawaiʻi, where the ʻ indicates a glottal stop or phonemic glide. However, Hawaii is the official spelling used in the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.

#### Holonyms

* Polynesia

#### Derived terms

* Alaska-Hawaii Time
* Blue Hawaii
* County of Hawaii
* HA
* Hawaii-Aleutian Time
* Hawaiian
* Hawaii burger
* Hawaii County
* Hawaii Island
* Hawaii State
* hawaiite
* Hawaii Time
* Island of Hawaii
* Kingdom of Hawaii
* State of Hawaii
* toast Hawaii

#### Translations

    The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

### See also

Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text) :
* States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
* Federal district: Washington, D.C.
* Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

### References

* ↑ POLLEX entry

### Further reading

* Hawaii on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Catalan
### Alternative forms

* Hawai

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [əˈwaj]
* IPA: (Valencia) [aˈwaj]

### Proper noun

Hawaii m
* (specifically) Hawaii, Hawaii Island (an island in Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States)
* Hawaii (an insular state in the United States, formerly a territory)

#### Derived terms

* illes Hawaii (“Hawaiian Islands”)

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Hawaii.

### Proper noun

Hawaii (genitive Hawaiis)
* (specifically) Hawaii, Hawaii Island (an island in Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States)
* Hawaii (an insular state in the United States, formerly a territory)

## German
### Alternative forms

* Hawaï, Hawai

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /haˈvaɪ̯/ (normal)
* IPA: /haˈvaːʔi/ (learned; very rare)
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Hawaii n (proper noun, genitive Hawaiis or (optionally with an article) Hawaii)
* (specifically) Hawaii, Hawaii Island (an island in Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States)
* Hawaii (an insular state in the United States, formerly a territory)

#### Derived terms

* Hawaii-Inseln
* Hawaiier
* Hawaiianer
* hawaiisch
* hawaiianisch

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈhɒvɒji]
* Hyphenation: Ha‧waii
* Rhymes: -ji

### Proper noun

Hawaii
* (specifically) Hawaii, Hawaii Island (an island in Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States)
    Synonym: Hawaii-szigetek
* Hawaii (an insular state in the United States, formerly a territory)

#### Declension
## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Hawaii, from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈwaj/, (archaic or literary) /aˈvaj/
* Rhymes: -aj
* Hyphenation: Ha‧wàii

### Proper noun

Hawaii f pl (plural only)
* (specifically) Hawaii, Hawaii Island (an island in Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States)
* Hawaii (an insular state in the United States, formerly a territory)

#### Derived terms

* hawaiano

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Hawaii
* (specifically) Hawaii, Hawaii Island (an island in Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States)
* Hawaii (an insular state in the United States, formerly a territory)

#### Derived terms

* hawaier
* hawaiisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Hawaii
* (specifically) Hawaii, Hawaii Island (an island in Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States)
* Hawaii (an insular state in the United States, formerly a territory)

#### Derived terms

* hawaiar
* hawaiisk

## Swedish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Hawaii, from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.

### Noun

Hawaii c
* (specifically) Hawaii, Hawaii Island (an island in Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States)
* Hawaii (an insular state in the United States, formerly a territory)
* Hawaiian pizza

#### Related terms

* hawaiian
* hawaiiansk
* hawaiianska
* hawaiier
* hawaiigitarr
* hawaiimusik
* hawaiisk
* hawaiiska
* hawaiiskjorta

### Further reading

* Hawaii in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

## Turkish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Hawaii, from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ha.ˈva.iː/
* Hyphenation: Ha‧wa‧i‧ʻi

### Proper noun

Hawaii
* (specifically) Hawaii, Hawaii Island (an island in Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States)
* Hawaii (an insular state in the United States, formerly a territory)