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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    An island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the stateplay

    Synonyms:

    Oahu; Oahu Island

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Instance hypernyms:

    island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

    Meronyms (parts of "Oahu"):

    capital of Hawaii; Hawaiian capital; Honolulu (the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu)

    Waikiki (a well-known beach and resort area on Oahu Island to the southeast of Honolulu)

    Pearl Harbor (a harbor on Oahu to the west of Honolulu; location of a United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on 7 Dec 1941)

    Holonyms ("Oahu" is a part of...):

    H.I.; Hawaiian Islands; Sandwich Islands (a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific)

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