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Honolulu

/ˌhɒn.əˈluː.luː//ˌhoʊ.nəˈluː.luː/

Honolulu proper noun: a port in Oahu Island; the capital and largest city of Hawaii, United States and the county seat of Honolulu County, Hawaii. Official name: City and County of Honolulu.

Proper noun

Honolulu

  1. A port in Oahu Island; the capital and largest city of Hawaii, United States and the county seat of Honolulu County, Hawaii. Official name: City and County of Honolulu

Honolulu meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Honolulu in Hindi

the capital of Hawaii
होनोलूलू honolūlū

Honolulu in Tamil

the capital of Hawaii
ஹொனலுலு hoṉalulu

Honolulu in Marathi

the capital of Hawaii
होनोलूलू honolūlū, हॉनोलूलू hŏnolūlū

Honolulu in Urdu

the capital of Hawaii
ہونولولو hōnōlūlū
More languagesFewer languages
Honolulu in Bengali
হনলুলু honlulu
Honolulu in Malayalam
ഹോണോലുലു hōṇōlulu
Honolulu in Kannada
ಹೊನೊಲುಲು honolulu
Honolulu in Punjabi
ਹੋਨੋਲੁਲੁ honolulu
Honolulu in Gujarati
હોનોલૂલૂ honolūlū
Honolulu in Arabic
هُونُولُولُو hūnūlūlū
Honolulu in Persian
هونولولو
Honolulu in Thai
โฮโนลูลู Ḥonolūlū

Origin of Honolulu

From Hawaiian Honolulu, from hono (“bay, harbor”, cognate with Māori whanga) + lulu (“shelter”, cognate with Māori ruru). See also toponym Whangaruru in North Island, New Zealand.

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Phrases with Honolulu

Words that rhyme with Honolulu

Questions about Honolulu

What does Honolulu mean?
Honolulu means a port in Oahu Island; the capital and largest city of Hawaii, United States and the county seat of Honolulu County, Hawaii. Official name: City and County of Honolulu.
What is Honolulu in Hindi?
Honolulu in Hindi is होनोलूलू (honolūlū). See Honolulu meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Honolulu?
Honolulu is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Honolulu?
Honolulu is pronounced /ˌhoʊ.nəˈluː.luː/ (US).

Words near Honolulu in the dictionary

  1. honnours
  2. Honns
  3. honoki
  4. honokiol
  5. Honolulan
  6. Honolulu
  7. Honolulu County
  8. Honolulu Time
  9. Honoluluan
  10. Honoluluans
  11. honor

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