Maui

American

[mou-ee] / ˈmaʊ i /

noun

an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1,886 sq. km).

Maui British

/ ˈmaʊɪ /

noun

a volcanic island in S central Hawaii: the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands. Pop: 117 644 (2000). Area: 1885 sq km (728 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

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In Maui, the opening of “Die Another Day” shows James Bond and two other surfers riding massive waves to infiltrate North Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal

Seidl and the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project are members of Birds, Not Mosquitoes, a collaboration of academic, state, federal, non-profit and industry partners working to advance mosquito control in support of Hawaiian bird conservation.

From Science Daily

At the beginning of every summer, as soon as school gets out, our family of five travels to Maui.

From Literature

There is a similar bill under consideration in Hawaii, where the 2023 Maui wildfires caused an estimated $3 billion or more in losses.

From Los Angeles Times

The wild thing is, she actually grew up on Maui, so she and Dad have a lot in common.

From Literature

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