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[ oh-ah-hoo ] / oʊˈɑ hu /
nounan island in central Hawaii: third largest and most important island of the state; location of Honolulu. 589 sq. mi. (1,525 sq. km). Words nearby OahuO2O, OA, oaf, oafish, O agglutinin, Oahu, oak, oak apple, Oak-apple Day, Oak Creek, Oakdale Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for OahuWe went to Oahu to film for three more days to pick up from the last day we missed on the island. ‘Jurassic Park’ Turns 20: Film Memories With Ariana Richards|Anna Klassen|April 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST “The announcer kept repeating, ‘Oahu is being attacked by the Japanese,’” Patsy recalls. Pearl Harbor’s Anniversary Sparks Memories of a Long-Ago Dance Contest|Michael Daly|December 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST The Internet lit up with the story of their engagement, forcing the couple to make swift—and secret—plans to tie the knot in Oahu. Elizabeth Smart Marries Scottish Prince Charming in Dream Hawaii Wedding|Nicholas McCarvel|February 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST “Biggest Wednesday,” as Bradshaw calls it, occurred in 1998 on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Top Five Biggest Surfer Waves (Video)|The Daily Beast|November 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And they were treated almost as badly as the homeless by the civilians that populated Oahu. Was a WWII Classic Too Gay?|Kaylie Jones|November 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST I named him after this island, "Oahu" (pronounced O-waw-hee). Roughing It|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) Early in the afternoon we attended a picnic on the grounds of Oahu College, Punahou. Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California|Mary Evarts Anderson Over one of these Kamehameha I. drove the defeated warriors of Oahu, in his last battle on the island. Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California|Mary Evarts Anderson At length the Island of Oahu, in which the capital Honolulu is situated, was sighted. The Voyage of the "Steadfast"|W.H.G. Kingston Honolulu (on Oahu), with a splendid harbour, is the capital. The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood
British Dictionary definitions for Oahu
nounan island in central Hawaii: the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands. Chief town: Honolulu. Pop: 876 151 (2000). Area: 1574 sq km (608 sq miles) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |