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Definition of Sandwich islands
1. Noun. A group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific.
Group relationships: Polynesia
Terms within: Aloha State, Hawai'i, Hawaii, Hi, Hawaii, Hawaii Island, Kahoolawe, Kahoolawe Island, Kauai, Kauai Island, Lanai, Lanai Island, Maui, Maui Island, Molokai, Molokai Island, Nihau, Nihau Island, Oahu, Oahu Island, Midway Islands
Generic synonyms: Archipelago
Definition of Sandwich islands
1. Proper noun. (obsolete) Hawaiian Islands (an early name for the archipelago of nineteen Hawaiian Islands) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sandwich Islands
Literary usage of Sandwich islands
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Daniel Webster by Daniel Webster, Edward Everett (1851)
"CHINA AND THE sandwich islands. Message from the President of the United States,
on (he Subject of the Trade and Commerce of the United Slates with the ..."
2. The Works of Daniel Webster by Daniel Webster, Edward Everett (1851)
"CHINA AND THE sandwich islands. Message from the President of the United Stales,
on the Subject of the Trade and Commerce of the United Stales with the ..."
3. The Works of Charles Sumner by Charles Sumner (1876)
"But, strong as is my desire, I am not able to see how the line to Japan can be
advantageously held to turn aside and stop at the sandwich islands. ..."
4. The Works of Daniel Webster by Daniel Webster, Edward Everett (1851)
"CHINA AND THE sandwich islands. Message from the President of the United States,
on the Subject of the Trade and Commerce of the United States with the ..."
5. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke (1817)
"The sudden re volution produced in the customs of the natives of the Sandwich
islands, from their intercourse with the Europeans, gives a peculiar interest ..."
6. The Works of Daniel Webster by Daniel Webster, Edward Everett (1851)
"CHINA AND THE sandwich islands. Message from the President of the United States,
on (he Subject of the Trade and Commerce of the United Slates with the ..."
7. The Works of Daniel Webster by Daniel Webster, Edward Everett (1851)
"CHINA AND THE sandwich islands. Message from the President of the United Stales,
on the Subject of the Trade and Commerce of the United Stales with the ..."
8. The Works of Charles Sumner by Charles Sumner (1876)
"But, strong as is my desire, I am not able to see how the line to Japan can be
advantageously held to turn aside and stop at the sandwich islands. ..."
9. The Works of Daniel Webster by Daniel Webster, Edward Everett (1851)
"CHINA AND THE sandwich islands. Message from the President of the United States,
on the Subject of the Trade and Commerce of the United States with the ..."
10. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke (1817)
"The sudden re volution produced in the customs of the natives of the Sandwich
islands, from their intercourse with the Europeans, gives a peculiar interest ..."
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