| Sandwich Islands See Hawaiian Islands. |
Sandwich Islands
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(Placename) the former name of Hawaii
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| Noun | 1. |  Sandwich Islands - a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central PacificPolynesia - the islands in the eastern part of Oceania Aloha State, Hawai'i, Hawaii, HI - a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands Hawaii Island, Hawaii - the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks Kahoolawe, Kahoolawe Island - an island of south-central Hawaii Kauai, Kauai Island - an island of Hawaii to the northwest of Oahu Lanai, Lanai Island - an island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area Maui, Maui Island - the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands Molokai, Molokai Island - an island of central Hawaii (between Maui and Oahu) Nihau, Nihau Island - the most northwestern Hawaiian island (beyond Kauai) Oahu, Oahu Island - an island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state Midway Islands - an atoll in the Hawaiian Islands some 1300 miles to the northwest of Honolulu; site of an important United States naval base |
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