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Meaning of lanai | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ləˈnaɪ

Definitions

  1. A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
  2. The sixth largest island of Hawaii, mostly privately owned.

Equivalents

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Lānaʻi

Examples

“‘If they vomit in the lanai, that's for the butler to handle.’”
“In Honolulu, Nancy Peacock, an architect, said her clients increasingly requested “punees,” as daybeds are known in Hawaii — sometimes on the lanai, the covered porch of the house.”
“Afterward, Lili‘u and Stevenson found time to talk quietly with each other on the bungalow's lānai.”
“While in Hawaii, he [Elon Musk] has resided at places owned by the billionaire Larry Ellison on the island of Lanai.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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