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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

oahu

/oʊˈɑhu/

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What does oahu mean?

proper noun

  1. The third-largest island of Hawaii, included in the City and County of Honolulu.

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IPA pronunciation

/oʊˈɑhu/

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They covered it with Oahu mats, for a carpet; stopped up the vent-hole in bad weather, and made it their head-quarters.
Richard Henry DanaTwo Years Before the MastProject Gutenberg ebook #2055
Thirdly: Some eighteen or twenty years ago Commodore J——, then commanding an American sloop-of-war of the first class, happened to be dining with a party of whaling captains, on board a Nantucket ship in the harbor of Oahu, Sandwich Islands.
Herman MelvilleMoby Dick; Or, The WhaleProject Gutenberg ebook #2701