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Oahu.

The third-largest island of Hawaii, included in the City and County of Honolulu.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/oʊˈɑhu/General-American/əʊˈɑːhuː/Received-Pronunciation/ɐʉˈɐːhʉː/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. The third-largest island of Hawaii, included in the City and County of Honolulu.

Where this word comes from

From Hawaiian Oʻahu, probably a corruption of Hawaiian o + Hawaiian ahu (cognate with Rapa Nui ahu), thus [place] of an altar or platform.

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