Molokai

[ moh-luh-kahy, -kah-ee, mol-uh- ]

/ ˌmoʊ ləˈkaɪ, -ˈkɑ i, ˌmɒl ə- /

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noun

an island in central Hawaii: leper colony. 259 sq. mi. (670 sq. km).

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Words nearby Molokai

mollymawk, Molly Miller, Molnár, Molniya, Moloch, Molokai, Molokan, Molopo, Molossian, Molotov, Molotov cocktail

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How to use Molokai in a sentence

Some people with disabilities gained access to state jobs and civil service positions in the Molokai settlement.
Adapting to post-pandemic life will require remembering covid-19|Adria Imada|March 18, 2021|Washington Post
People were separated from their families and exiled for the rest of their lives to an isolated settlement on the island of Molokai.
Adapting to post-pandemic life will require remembering covid-19|Adria Imada|March 18, 2021|Washington Post
Inmates sent to the Molokai settlement often experienced family separation as more devastating than the illness itself.
Adapting to post-pandemic life will require remembering covid-19|Adria Imada|March 18, 2021|Washington Post
With the first and deepest purple of the dawn, the dim outlines of Molokai arise before us.
Summer Cruising in the South Seas|Charles Warren Stoddard

A sad interest attaches to the island of Molokai, which is situated midway between Maui and Oahu.
A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam'|Annie Allnut Brassey
Nor, after having been declared a leper, is the patient immediately rushed off to Molokai.
The Cruise of the Snark|Jack London
He had lived nine years on Molokai, and he had had a better time there than he has ever had, before and after, on the outside.
The Cruise of the Snark|Jack London
Landing on the leeward side of Molokai, he sneaked down the pali one night and took up his abode in the Settlement.
The Cruise of the Snark|Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for Molokai

Molokai

/ (ˌməʊləʊˈkɑːɪ) /

noun

an island in central Hawaii. Pop: 7404 (2000). Area: 676 sq km (261 sq miles)

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