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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: 377,000.

Honolulu [ˌhɒnəˈluːluː]
n
(Placename) a port in Hawaii, on S Oahu Island: the state capital. Pop.: 371 657 (2000)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.HonoluluHonolulu - the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu
Oahu, Oahu Island - an island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state
Translations
Honolulu [ˌhɒnəˈluːluː] NHonolulú m
Honolulu [ˌhɒnəˈluːluː] nHonolulu
in Honolulu → à Honolulu
to Honolulu → à Honolulu
Honolulu
nHonolulu nt
Honolulu [ˌhɒnəˈluːluː] nHonolulu f
Honolulu [ˌhɒnəˈluːluː] nHonolulu f


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Several of them had been to Honolulu, and knew the instrument, confirming Mercedes' definition of ukulele as "jumping flea.
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.
We were twenty-seven days on the traverse between San Francisco and Honolulu.
 
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