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Hawaii-Aleutian time

noun Ha·waii-Aleu·tian time \ hə-ˈwä-yē-ə-ˈlü-shən- , -ˈwī-yē- , -ˈwȯ-yē- \
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Definition of Hawaii-Aleutian time

: the time of the 10th time zone west of Greenwich that includes the Hawaiian Islands and the Aleutians west of the Fox group

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1983

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