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Wailuku

Wailuku proper noun: a census-designated place, the county seat of Maui County, on the island of Maui, Hawaii, United States.

Proper noun

Wailuku

  1. A census-designated place, the county seat of Maui County, on the island of Maui, Hawaii, United States.

Origin of Wailuku

From Hawaiian Wailuku, from wai (“freshwater”) + luku (“slaughter; destroy; devastate”). Named after flooding caused by the streams near the West Maui mountains, or the Battle of Kepaniwai in 1790, referring to the dead soldiers' bodies that blocked a nearby river.

Questions about Wailuku

What does Wailuku mean?
Wailuku means a census-designated place, the county seat of Maui County, on the island of Maui, Hawaii, United States.
What part of speech is Wailuku?
Wailuku is a proper noun.

Words near Wailuku in the dictionary

  1. wailments
  2. wailo
  3. wails
  4. wails on
  5. wailsome
  6. Wailuku
  7. waily
  8. Waimakariri
  9. Waimalu
  10. Waimate
  11. Waimate North

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