Definitions of Hawaii
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a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islandssynonyms: Aloha State, HI, Hawai'iexample of:American stateone of the 50 states of the United States
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the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peakssynonyms: Hawaii Islandexample of:islanda land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
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