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Honolulu.

A port in Oahu Island; the capital and largest city of Hawaii, United States and the county seat of Honolulu County, Hawaii. Official name: City and County of Honolulu

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Meaning & usage

name/ˌhoʊ.nəˈluː.luː/US/ˌhɒn.əˈluː.luː/UK
  1. A port in Oahu Island; the capital and largest city of Hawaii, United States and the county seat of Honolulu County, Hawaii. Official name: City and County of Honolulu

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *faŋa Hawaiian Hana- Hawaiian Hono- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-duŋ Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duŋduŋ Proto-Oceanic *ruru Hawaiian lulu Hawaiian Honolulubor. English Honolulu From Hawaiian Honolulu, from hono (“bay, harbor”, cognate with Māori whanga) + lulu (“shelter”, cognate with Māori ruru). See also toponym Whangaruru in North Island, New Zealand.

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