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Liliuokalani

Liliuokalani

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The last queen of the Hawaiian Islands who worked to protect Hawaiian culture and independence
  • proper noun
  • /ˌlɪliˈuːoʊkəˌlɑːni/
: Liliuokalani
  • When King David Kalakaua died in 1891, his sister Liliuokalani succeeded him.
  • Queen Liliuokalani

Examples

  • Allen, Helena. The Betrayal of Liliuokalani, Last Queen of Hawaii, 1838-1917. Glendale, CA: The Arthur Clark Co., 1982.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Reorganized as the Committee of Safety, the group planned to overthrow the queen and form a new government if Liliuokalani tried to revoke the Constitution of 1887.

    Academic text (1992)

  • In early 1892, Queen Liliuokalani attempted to give her people a new constitution.

    Academic text (1992)

  • And Queen Liliuokalani.

    Victoria & Abdul (2017)

  • When King David Kalakaua died in 1891, his sister Liliuokalani succeeded him.

    Academic text (1992)

  • By 1891, when Liliuokalani became queen, two powerful factions had developed in Hawaiian politics.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The United States tried to bring about the restoration of Queen Liliuokalani, but the provisional government on the islands refused to give up power and instead established (1894) a republic with Sanford B. Dole as president.

    Blog text (5)

  • In early 1892, Queen Liliuokalani attempted to give her people a new constitution.

  • My tutu remembered when Liliuokalani was queen.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Liliuokalani is a Hawaiian name made of parts like Liliʻu, o ('of') and lani ('heaven' or 'royal'), so you can remember it as 'Liliʻu of the heavens' or 'Liliʻu of the royal ones'.