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Honolulu

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Hon·o·lu·lu  (hn-ll, hn-)
The capital and largest city of Hawaii, on the southeast coast of Oahu. Honolulu's harbor was first entered by Europeans in 1794. Settlement of the area began in 1816, and the city soon gained prominence as a whaling and sandalwood port. Today it is a major tourist center. Population: 378,000.
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Noun1.HonoluluHonolulu - the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu
capital of Hawaii, Hawaiian capital
Oahu, Oahu Island - an island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state
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Spanish Honolulu [hɔnəˈluːluː] n → Honolulú m
French Honolulu [hɔnəˈluːluː] n → Honolulu
German Honolulu [hɔnəˈluːluː] n → Honolulu nt
Italian Honolulu [honəˈluːluː] n → Honolulu f
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Several of them had been to Honolulu, and knew the instrument, confirming Mercedes' definition of ukulele as "jumping flea.
The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context
Leastwise, thirty years ago, when I was in Honolulu, I met a man, an old geezer, who claimed he'd been a harpooner on a whaleship sunk by a whale off the coast of South America.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
We were twenty-seven days on the traverse between San Francisco and Honolulu.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
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