词汇 | hawaii |
词源 | Hawaii. Hawaii is from Owykee or Hawaeki, which means “homeland” in the native language. Our 50th state, admitted to the Union in 1959, was previously known as the Sandwich Is- lands (see sandwich) and is nicknamed “the Aloha State” (see aloha). |
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