[lah-nah-ee, luh-nahy] 
| a veranda, esp. a fully furnished one used as a living room. |
[lah-nah-ee, luh-nahy] | an island in central Hawaii: pineapple plantations. 2204; 141 sq. mi. (365 sq. km). |
| la·nai (lə-nī', lä-) n. pl. la·nais A veranda or roofed patio. [Hawaiian lānai.] |
| La·nai (lə-nī') An island of central Hawaii west of Maui. It developed as a pineapple-growing area after 1922. |
Lanai
island, Maui county, Hawaii, U.S. Situated across the Auau Channel from Maui island, it is formed by the extinct volcano Lanaihale (Palawai; 3,366 feet [1,026 metres]). The sixth largest of the Hawaiian Islands, Lanai has an area of 140 square miles (363 square km). Lanai is separated from the island of Kahoolawe (southeast) by the Kealaikahiki Channel and from Molokai (north) by the Kalohi Channel
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