Word Study
hi
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun hi has 2 senses
- hi(n = noun.communication) hello, how-do-you-do, howdy, hullo - an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos" is a kind of greeting, salutation
- hi(n = noun.location) aloha state, hawai'i, hawaii - a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands; Array has parts: haleakala national park, hawaii volcanoes national park, hilo
is a kind of american state
is a part of america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, hawaiian islands, sandwich islands
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hi, abbr. US 1 Hawaii (also in official postal use).
2 the Hawaiian Islands.
2 the Hawaiian Islands.
hi, int. calling attention or as a greeting.
Etymology
parallel form to HEY(1)
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