plural lanais
Definition of lanai
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a roofed porch : veranda … a covered porch is called a "lanai" in Hawaii …— Sanette Tanaka … Honolulu landscape architect James C. Hubbard used four L-shaped extensions to broaden an entry lanai. — Sunset … my feelings are just as ambivalent and I sit on the front lanai of my rented bungalow in Palm Springs, California …— Douglas Coupland
Lanai
geographical namevariants:
or Lana'i
Definition of Lanai (Entry 2 of 2)
island of Hawaii west of Maui and south of Molokai area 141 square miles (367 square kilometers)
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The first known use of lanai was in 1823
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