HI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does HI mean?
• HI (noun)
The noun HI has 2 senses:
1. an expression of greeting
2. a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
Familiarity information: HI used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HI (noun)
Meaning:
An expression of greeting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
hello; hi; howdy; hullo; how-do-you-do
Context example:
every morning they exchanged polite hellos
Hypernyms ("hi" is a kind of...):
greeting; salutation ((usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting))
Meaning:
A state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Aloha State; Hawai'i; Hawaii; HI
Instance hypernyms:
American state (one of the 50 states of the United States)
Meronyms (parts of "HI"):
Hilo (a town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii)
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (a national park in Hawaii featuring active volcanoes)
Haleakala National Park (a national park in Hawaii including a dormant volcano)
Domain member region:
dolphinfish; mahimahi (the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found it warm waters (especially Hawaii))
Hawaiian (the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii)
uke; ukulele (a small guitar having four strings)
lanai (a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room)
dolphin; dolphinfish; mahimahi (large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii))
malahini (a newcomer to Hawaii)
macadamia nut; macadamia nut tree; Macadamia ternifolia (small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts)
Holonyms ("HI" is a part of...):
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
Hawaiian Islands; Sandwich Islands (a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific)
