Definition of Nihau Island

1. Noun. The most northwestern Hawaiian island (beyond Kauai).

Exact synonyms: Nihau
Group relationships: Hawaiian Islands, Sandwich Islands
Generic synonyms: Island

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nihau Island

Nigerians
Nigerien
Nigeriens
Nighantu
Nighantus
Nigra
Nigras
Nigritia
Nigritian
Nigritians
Nigroporus
Nigroporus vinosus
Nigrospora
Nihau
Nihau Island (current term)
Nihilarian
Nihon
Nihongo
Niigata
Niihau
Nijinskian
Nijinsky
Nijmegen
Nike
Niki
Nikiforoff
Nikiforoff's method
Nikis
Nikita

Literary usage of Nihau Island

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th Congress, 2d by United States Congress. House (1872)
"We stood to north by east, Nihau Island in sight, but to windward, all day Friday; during that night and Saturday we stood northeast by north. ..."

2. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States by United States Dept. of State (1871)
"We stood to north by east, Nihau Island in sight, but to windward, all day '•'•'!.iv During t hat nigh t and Saturday we stood northeast by north : on ..."

3. Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Countries by United States Bureau of Manufactures, United States (1874)
"... and the whole of Nihau Island, are used for grazing purposes. It is estimated that there are now on the islands not less than 100000 cattle, ..."

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