Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An active volcano, about 4,205 m (13,796 ft) high, on the island of Hawaii north of Mauna Loa. It is the highest peak in the state.
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- proper noun A
dormant volcano onHawaii , thetallest mountain in the world from its base on the sea floor.
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- noun an active volcano on north central Hawaii Island; highest peak in the Hawaiian Islands
Etymologies
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Examples
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This includes Hawaii, where about seven inches of snow was observed atop Mauna Kea, which isn't unusual in January.
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Hawaii, formerly known as Owhyhee, is very much the largest, being eighty-eight miles in length by sixty-eight in breadth; and it contains two lofty mountains, each upwards of thirteen thousand feet in height -- one called Mauna Kea, and the other
Twice Lost William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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Even Hawaii has snow, in Mauna Kea on the Big Island.
Only One State Doesn't Have Snow Right Now Craig Kanalley 2011
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That included Hawaii, which had 7 inches on the top of the Mauna Kea mountain.
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Most of that work would be done in the months ahead at Paranal and at the W. M. Keck Observatory, atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii, together probably the two most cutting-edge centers for ground-based astronomy on Earth.
First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011
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Even Hawaii has snow, in Mauna Kea on the Big Island.
Only One State Doesn't Have Snow Right Now Craig Kanalley 2011
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Most of that work would be done in the months ahead at Paranal and at the W. M. Keck Observatory, atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii, together probably the two most cutting-edge centers for ground-based astronomy on Earth.
First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011
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Even Hawaii has snow, in Mauna Kea on the Big Island.
Only One State Doesn't Have Snow Right Now Craig Kanalley 2011
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Even Hawaii, with seven inches of snow atop Mauna Kea, wasn't spared.
Snow Buries Winter Records as Northeast Digs Out Again Mike Esterl 2011
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Even Hawaii has snow, in Mauna Kea on the Big Island.
Only One State Doesn't Have Snow Right Now Craig Kanalley 2011
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