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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

尼豪岛

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Níháo dǎo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Niihau/ˈniː.ə.haʊ/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"尼豪岛被称为禁岛。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The westernmost and seventh-largest inhabited island of the Hawaiian archipelago, privately owned and renowned for maintaining traditional Hawaiian lifestyle and language.

    "Very few outsiders are permitted to visit Niihau without explicit invitation from the owners or residents."
  2. 2

    A distinctive style of intricate shell lei jewelry traditionally crafted by the residents of the island from tiny endemic shells.

    "She wore an exquisite Niihau shell lei handed down through generations of her family."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Hawaiian language name 'Niʻihau', composed of the proto-Polynesian elements relating to its geographical isolation and history. It is famously known as the 'Forbidden Isle' due to its private ownership and strict preservation of traditional Hawaiian culture and language.

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