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Alaska vs. Hawaii

Alaska
[uh-las-kuh] / əˈlæs kə /

noun

  1. a state of the United States in northwestern North America. 586,400 sq. mi. (1,519,000 sq. km). Juneau. AK (for use with zip code), Alas.

  2. Gulf of Alaska, a gulf of the Pacific Ocean, on the coast of southern Alaska.

Hawaii
[huh-wahy-ee, -wah-, -wah-yuh, hah-vah-ee] / həˈwaɪ i, -ˈwɑ-, həˈwɑ jə, hɑˈvɑ i /
Or Hawai'i

noun

  1. a state of the United States comprising the northern Pacific islands of Hawaii, Kahoolawe, Kauai, Lanai, Maui, Molokai, Niihau, and Oahu: a U.S. territory 1900–59; admitted to the Union 1959. 6,424 sq. mi. (16,715 sq. km). Honolulu. HI (for use with zip code), Haw.

  2. Official Name Island of Hawaii. Also called the Big Island, Hawaii Island. the largest island of Hawaii, in the southeastern part of the state. 4,028 sq. mi. (10,430 sq. km).

  3. Kingdom of Hawaii. the Hawaiian Kingdom.