English Explanatory Dictionary

Kilauea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An active volcano in Hawaii Island, (Big Island, Island of Hawaii) Hawaiian Islands, Pacific, Hawaii, United States.
  2. A town near the eponymous volcano Hawaii, Hawaii, United States.

Word forms

Kilauea

Etymology

From Hawaiian Kīlauea, from kī (intensifying prefix) + lau (“many, much”) + ea (“to rise, go up, expand”).

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