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Nihoa

/niːˈhoʊ.ə/

Nihoa proper noun: the tallest of ten islands and atolls in the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

Proper noun

Nihoa

  1. The tallest of ten islands and atolls in the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

Origin of Nihoa

From Hawaiian Nīhoa.

Questions about Nihoa

What does Nihoa mean?
Nihoa means the tallest of ten islands and atolls in the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
What part of speech is Nihoa?
Nihoa is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Nihoa?
Nihoa is pronounced /niːˈhoʊ.ə/.

Words near Nihoa in the dictionary

  1. nihilists
  2. nihilities
  3. nihility
  4. nihils
  5. NIHL
  6. Nihoa
  7. Nihon
  8. Nihonbashi
  9. nihonga
  10. Nihonglish
  11. Nihongo

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