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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state
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)
