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HAW.
Dictionary entry overview: What does Haw. mean?
• HAW. (noun)
The noun HAW. has 1 sense:
1. a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
Familiarity information: HAW. used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Aloha State; Haw.; Hawai'i; Hawaii; HI
Instance hypernyms:
American state (one of the 50 states of the United States)
Meronyms (parts of "Haw."):
Haleakala National Park (a national park in Hawaii including a dormant volcano)
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (a national park in Hawaii featuring active volcanoes)
Hilo (a town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii)
Domain member region:
dolphin; dolphinfish; mahimahi (large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii))
lanai (a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room)
uke; ukulele (a small guitar having four strings)
Hawaiian (the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii)
luau (an elaborate Hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment))
dolphinfish; mahimahi (the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters (especially in Hawaii))
malahini (a newcomer to Hawaii)
macadamia nut; macadamia nut tree; Macadamia ternifolia (small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts)
Holonyms ("Haw." is a part of...):
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
H.I.; Hawaiian Islands; Sandwich Islands (a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific)
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