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Type Island

Meaning & History

Name of a state in the United States, of uncertain origin. Theories from Proto-Polynesian hawaiki which possibly means place of the gods" or from Proto-Polynesian sawaiki "homeland", or possibly named for Hawaiʻiloa, legendary discoverer of the Hawaiian islands.
Added 8/8/2014 by Fanny
Edited 12/30/2014 by Fanny


See Also

User submission Hawaiʻi