lanai

[ lah-nah-ee, luh-nahy ]

/ lɑˈnɑ i, ləˈnaɪ /

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noun, plural la·na·is.Hawaiian.

a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.

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Origin of lanai

First recorded in 1865–70, lanai is from the Hawaiian word lānai roofed structure with open sides, porch

Words nearby lanai

Lamus, Lamut, Lamy, LAN, Lana, lanai, Lanark, Lanarkshire, lanate, Lancashire, Lancashire chair

Other definitions for lanai (2 of 2)

Lanai

[ lah-nah-ee, luh-nahy ]

/ lɑˈnɑ i, ləˈnaɪ /

noun

an island in central Hawaii: pineapple plantations. 141 sq. mi. (365 sq. km).

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How to use lanai in a sentence

Ellison, whose net worth hovers around $90 billion, owns 98 percent of Lanai, home to more than 3,000 people.
How to Find Tomorrow’s Silicon Valleys|Sean Culligan|May 26, 2021|Ozy
Ellison, 76, owns Lanai’s two hotels, a luxury wellness resort and is the main employer of almost all of the working residents.
Hawaiian paradise controlled by billionaire Larry Ellison is hit hard by COVID|Verne Kopytoff|November 21, 2020|Fortune
Four have been helicoptered off because Lanai’s lone hospital isn’t equipped with a critical care unit.
Hawaiian paradise controlled by billionaire Larry Ellison is hit hard by COVID|Verne Kopytoff|November 21, 2020|Fortune
Move to the large lanai for indoor/outdoor time under a covered roof and wooden ceiling fans.
The Elegant EDITION|Daily Beast Promotions|October 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Whether she liked it or not, Rue reached her professional apotheosis on the lanai.
My Dinner With Rue|Rebecca Dana|June 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It was not etiquette to decline, and we sat at the end of the Lanai, with nameless dishes strewn about us in hopeless confusion.
Summer Cruising in the South Seas|Charles Warren Stoddard
In the love-light of the Commodore's Lanai, life was very precious to this particular Jack-ashore.
Summer Cruising in the South Seas|Charles Warren Stoddard
There was nothing in his Lanai life to die of, except an accident, and in course of time he met with one.
Summer Cruising in the South Seas|Charles Warren Stoddard
And higher up the slope of the seeming abyss, above the cloud-battle, in the air and sky, hung the islands of Lanai and Molokai.
The Cruise of the Snark|Jack London
When he has left Lanai, either for Hawaii or for the land of souls, I will bring you back to the sun.
Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate|Charles M. Skinner

British Dictionary definitions for lanai (1 of 2)

lanai

/ (lɑːˈnɑːɪ, ləˈnaɪ) /

noun

a Hawaiian word for veranda

British Dictionary definitions for lanai (2 of 2)

Lanai

/ (lɑːˈnɑːɪ, ləˈnaɪ) /

noun

an island in central Hawaii, west of Maui island. Pop: 3193 (2000). Area: 363 sq km. (140 sq miles)

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