Kamehameha I

[ kah-mey-hah-mey-hah, kuh-mey-uh-mey-uh ]

/ kɑˈmeɪ hɑˈmeɪ hɑ, kəˈmeɪ əˈmeɪ ə /

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noun

"the Great", 1737?–1819, king of the Hawaiian Islands 1810–19.

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How to use Kamehameha I in a sentence

The accompanying sketch is from a necklace that belonged to King Kamehameha I., and was given to me by one of his descendants.
A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam'|Annie Allnut Brassey
Kamehameha I. was born for the age in which he lived, the age of war and of conquest.
Speeches of His Majesty Kamehameha IV. To the Hawaiian Legislature|Kamehameha IV
Other people believe that Kamehameha I. fought his first battle here.
Roughing It|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Over one of these Kamehameha I. drove the defeated warriors of Oahu, in his last battle on the island.
Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California|Mary Evarts Anderson

This Kamehameha I. must have been anything but a nice sort of person.
Under the Southern Cross|Maturin M. Ballou