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Definition: Aloha |
AlohaNoun1. An acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian; ciao is Italian). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "aloha" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1840. (references) |
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Computing | Aloha |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Aloha is an unincorporated community located in Washington County, Oregon. It was named in 1912 by Robert Caples, after the Hawaiian greeting, although the name is pronounced differently -- "A-low-wa". As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 41,741.
History
Aloha has been, for most of its existence, a rural community. With the increase of suburban development in eastern Washington County starting in the 1950s, Aloha would have become another indistinguishable block of housing when Intel bought land in 1974 at the intersection of the Tualatin Valley Highway and 198th Street, which became the first of several plants Intel has built in Washington County between Hillsboro and Beaverton.
Geography
Aloha is located at 45°29'25" North, 122°52'19" West (45.490239, -122.872007)1.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 19.1 km² (7.4 mi²). 19.1 km² (7.4 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 41,741 people, 14,228 households, and 10,841 families residing in this community. The population density is 2,186.7/km² (5,660.5/mi²). There are 14,851 housing units at an average density of 778.0/km² (2,013.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 79.40% White, 1.35% African American, 0.78% Native American, 7.69% Asian, 0.37% Pacific Islander, 6.70% from other races, and 3.72% from two or more races. 12.93% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.There are 14,228 households out of which 42.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% are married couples living together, 11.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% are non-families. 16.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.92 and the average family size is 3.28.
In this community the population is spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.8 males.
The median income for a household in this community is $52,299, and the median income for a family is $56,566. Males have a median income of $40,369 versus $29,921 for females. The per capita income for this community is $19,685. 7.9% of the population and 5.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 9.4% are under the age of 18 and 5.2% are 65 or older.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Aloha, Oregon."
Synonym: AlohaSynonym: ciao (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Departure | Leave taking, valediction, adieu, farewell, goodbye, auf wiedersehen, sayonara, dosvidanya, ciao, aloha, hasta la vista; stirrup cup; valedictorian. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Aloha |
| Specialty definitions using "aloha": Aloha Net ♦ CSMA/CD, CSMACD ♦ University of Hawaii. (references) |
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Screenplays | In Hawaii don't they use aloha for hello and goodbye (Miss Congeniality; writing credit: Marc Lawrence; Katie Ford) So if you're on the phone with somebody and they won't stop talking and you say, ok aloha, don't they just start over again (Miss Congeniality; writing credit: Marc Lawrence; Katie Ford) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Aloha Means Goodbye (1974) Elvis: The Alternate Aloha Concert (1973) Aloha My Love (1971) Hello Aloha (1952) Aloha Hooey (1942) | |
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 | Photographed by William B. Childs, Newport, Rhode Island, while under full sail. She served in the U.S. Navy in 1917-1919 as USS Aloha (SP-317). Credit: NAVY. |  | In Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii, 14 July 1939. The Aloha Tower is in the right background. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Yacht Aloha. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| "Quarter to ten" by Jana Werner Commentary: "The Clock in Aloha Tower / Honolulu Enjoy!." |
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| "Aloha" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Aloha" is used about 4 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 100% | 4 | 175,879 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
1. Aloha, OR (CDP, FIPS 1650) |
Expressions using "aloha": Aloha Net ♦ Aloha State. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
aloha airline | 3,447 | aloha noni | 25 |
aloha | 666 | aloha great looking scrub top | 25 |
aloha shirt | 374 | hawaiian aloha shirt | 24 |
aloha air | 324 | aloha festival | 23 |
aloha airlines.com | 93 | aloha bedding | 23 |
jasmine aloha | 85 | aloha game state | 20 |
aston aloha surf | 64 | aloha oregon | 20 |
aloha stadium | 50 | aloha bird state | 19 |
aloha pool | 48 | aloha tropicals | 19 |
aloha joe | 45 | aloha marketplace tower | 18 |
aloha beach resort | 43 | aloha surf | 18 |
aloha tower | 41 | aloha tiels | 18 |
aloha oe | 41 | aloha hawaii | 17 |
aston aloha surf hotel | 35 | aloha lyrics oe | 17 |
aloha pos | 34 | airline aloha employment | 17 |
aloha pool spa | 31 | aloha high school | 17 |
aloha island air | 31 | aloha wear | 17 |
aloha bob | 30 | aloha housewares | 16 |
aloha stadium swap meet | 28 | aloha flea market | 15 |
airline aloha schedule | 26 | aloha software | 14 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "aloha"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Greek | χαίρετε (adieu, cheerio, hello). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | アレカ椰子 (alexandrite, allegory, allegretto, allegro, allergen, allergy, alloc, allocate, allocation, aloe, aloha shirt, anchor, Anchorage, anchorman, ankh, anklet, areca palm, arrange, arrangement, arranger, arrow, hour, underground, underground money). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | アロハ . (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alohaay.(various references) | |
Russian | привет (hallo, hello, hi, regards, regards to, remembrances, respects to). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "aloha": alohas. (additional references) | |
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"Aloha" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: alah, Alahdal, alala, alcoha, alfha, Alho, alih, Alihan, Alishan, aliya, Aliyah, alloa, alloca, allota, Alnham, aloa, Aloba, aloh, alohe, Alohura, Aloka, Alomar, alota, aloua, aluh, Alushta, Alyosha, Aoh, arohe, asoya, Awliya, Aylesham, Elohe, elohim, Elolhim, Falluja, Gadocha, halfofa, Ilahi, Ilshat, ioha, loha, Maloma, Naboho, obloha, Saleha, Salihu, Ulcha. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-h-l-o" | |
-1 letter: halo. | |
-2 letters: aah, aal, aha, ala, hao. | |
-3 letters: aa, ah, al, ha, ho, la, lo, oh. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-h-l-o" | |
+1 letter: alohas, halloa. | |
+2 letters: acholia, halloas. | |
+3 letters: acholias, agalloch, allopath, amphoral, apholate, cachalot, calathos, cathodal, charcoal, chloasma, halachot, halakhot, halakoth, halation, halazone, halloaed, haplopia, kathodal, monachal, oolachan, thoracal. | |
+4 letters: agallochs, allograph, allopaths, allophane, apholates, authorial, ayatollah, cachalots, carbachol, chalazion, charcoals, coachable, echolalia, halachoth, halations, halazones, halloaing, halothane, haplopias, hexagonal, inhalator, kalanchoe, malathion, monarchal, oolachans, parochial, phalarope, polyantha, talkathon, walkathon, whaleboat. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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