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Lanai
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La·nai  (l-n)
An island of central Hawaii west of Maui. It developed as a pineapple-growing area after 1922.
la·nai  (l-n, lä-)
n. pl. la·nais
A veranda or roofed patio.
[Hawaiian lnai.]
lanai [lɑːˈnɑːɪ ləˈnaɪ]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a Hawaiian word for veranda
Lanai [lɑːˈnɑːɪ ləˈnaɪ]
n
(Placename) an island in central Hawaii, west of Maui Island. Pop.: 2426 (1990). Area: 363 sq. km. (140 sq. miles)
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Noun1.Lanai - an island of central HawaiiLanai - an island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area
Lanai Island
Hawaiian Islands, Sandwich Islands - a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific
2.lanai - a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room
veranda, verandah, gallery - a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
Aloha State, Hawai'i, Hawaii, HI - a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
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Formed by six, possibly seven, different volcanoes, the islands of Maui, Moloka'i, Lana'i and Kaho'olawe were once a single island called Maui Nui.
Introduction by McDaniel, Heather / Kauai Adventure Guide
There's the Lana'i hookbill, lost in the early 1900s when its habitat was destroyed for pineapple plantations, and the New Zealand bush wren, a ground nester that proved easy prey for introduced rats and was last sighted in 1972.
Bye bye, birdie ... and myriad other creatures humans are wiping out by DeWeerdt, Sarah / World Watch
Three Lana'i Plants On January 9, we designated critical habitat for three listed plant species known historically from the Hawaiian island of Lana'i: Bidens micrantha ssp.
Listing actions by Endangered Species Update
 
 
 
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