Molokai

or Mo·lo·ka·'i

[ moh-luh-kahy, -kah-ee, moh-luh-kahy ]

noun
  1. an island in central Hawaii, site of a former leper colony. 259 sq. mi. (670 sq. km).

Origin of Molokai

1
First recorded in 1885–90; from Hawaiian Molokaʿi or Molokai

Words Nearby Molokai

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How to use Molokai in a sentence

  • Nor, after having been declared a leper, is the patient immediately rushed off to Molokai.

  • He had lived nine years on Molokai, and he had had a better time there than he has ever had, before and after, on the outside.

  • Landing on the leeward side of Molokai, he sneaked down the pali one night and took up his abode in the Settlement.

British Dictionary definitions for Molokai

Molokai

/ (ˌməʊləʊˈkɑːɪ) /


noun
  1. an island in central Hawaii. Pop: 7404 (2000). Area: 676 sq km (261 sq miles)

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