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Oahu

UK/əʊˈɑːhuː/ US/oʊˈɑhu/ uncommon

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an island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state

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From Hawaiian Oʻahu, probably a corruption of Hawaiian o + Hawaiian ahu (cognate with Rapa Nui ahu), thus [place] of an altar or platform.

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