Mauna Kea

[ mou-nuh key-uh, maw-nuh kee-uh ]

noun

1. a dormant volcano on the Island of Hawaii: one of the five shield volcanoes that form the island, and the highest point in the state of Hawaii. 13,803 feet (4,207 meters).

Mauna Kea

/ ˈmaʊnɑː ˈkeɪɑː /

noun

1. an extinct volcano in Hawaii, on N central Hawaii island: the highest island mountain in the world. Height: 4206 m (13 799 ft)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mauna Kea¹

First recorded in 1880–85; from Hawaiian, literally “White Mountain”

Example Sentences

By this time the rosy flush on Mauna Kea had faded, and its superb brow was pale with an unearthly pallor.

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The demi-god Maui lived near Mauna Kea, and in roaming over that mountain he often felt the chill that is in high places.

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This was the summit of Mauna Kea, and we shall not soon forget that vision of beauty.

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He did so, and found himself on the top of Mauna Kea (the highest mountain on the island of Hawaii).

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Its snowy dome shares with Mauna Kea, which rises even higher, the summit honors of the islands.

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