English Dictionary

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 Islandsplay

  Familiarity information: HAW. used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HAW. (noun)


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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