Hawaii

Hawaii
Ha•wai•i
[[t]həˈwaɪ i, -ˈwɑ-, -ˈwɑ yə, hɑˈvɑ i[/t]] n.
1) geg a state of the United States comprising the Hawaiian Islands in the N Pacific: a U.S. territory 1900–59; admitted to the Union 1959. 1,211,537; 6424 sq. mi. (16,638 sq. km)
Cap.: Honolulu Abbr.: HI, Haw.
2) geg the largest island of Hawaii, in the SE part. 63,468; 4021 sq. mi. (10,415 sq. km)

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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