Solomon Islands
English
editEtymology
editAfter King Solomon, whose mines of immense wealth Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira hoped to find when he named it in 1567 or 1568.
Pronunciation
edit- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈsɒləmən ˈaɪləndz/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɒl.ə.mən ˈaɪ.ləndz/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɑ.lə.mən ˈaɪ.ləndz/
Audio (US): (file)
Proper noun
edit- A country consisting of the majority of the Solomon Islands archipelago in Melanesia, in Oceania, as well as the Santa Cruz Islands. Official name: Solomon Islands. Capital and largest city: Honiara.
- An archipelago in Melanesia, split between the countries of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.
Holonyms
editDescendants
edit- → Japanese: ソロモン諸島 (Soromon Shotō) (calque)
Translations
edita country in Melanesia
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