Molokai

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Mo·lo·kai

or Mo·lo·ka'i M5407700 (mō′lə-kī′, -kä′ē) An island of central Hawaii between Oahu and Maui. A leper colony was established here in 1866.

Molokai

(ˌməʊləʊˈkɑːɪ) n (Placename) an island in central Hawaii. Pop: 7404 (2000). Area: 676 sq km (261 sq miles)

Mo•lo•ka•i

(ˌmoʊ ləˈkaɪ, -ˈkɑ i, ˌmɒl ə-)

n. an island in central Hawaii. 5261; 259 sq. mi. (670 sq. km).

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Molokai - an island of central Hawaii (between Maui and Oahu)Molokai IslandHawaiian Islands, Sandwich Islands - a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific

Molokai

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Molokai

(mō`lōkī`), island (1990 pop. 6,587), 261 sq mi (676 sq km), Maui co., Hawaii, between Oahu and Maui islands. Molokai is generally mountainous, with Mt. Kamakou (4,970 ft/1,515 m) the highest peak. On the north coast, separated by a rocky mountain wall from the rest of the island and accessible only over a 2,000-ft (610-m) pass, is the Kalaupapa peninsula, on which a government leper colony exists (est. 1860). The large Molokai Ranch occupies roughly one third of the island. The chief port is Kaunakakai (1990 pop. 2,658).

Molokai

Hawaiian island; site of government leper colony. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1807]See: Disease

Molokai

an island in central Hawaii. Pop.: 7404 (2000). Area: 676 sq. km (261 sq. miles)

Molokai

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Synonyms for Molokai

noun an island of central Hawaii (between Maui and Oahu)

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Molokai Island

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Hawaiian Islands
Sandwich Islands

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