Illes Salomó

Catalan

Etymology

Calque of Spanish Islas Salomón. Named after Biblical King Solomon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈi.ʎəs sə.luˈmo]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈi.ʎəs sə.loˈmo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈi.ʎes sa.loˈmo]

Proper noun

illes Salomó f pl (plural only)

1. Solomon Islands (A country consisting of the majority of the Solomon Islands archipelago in Melanesia, in Oceania, as well as the Santa Cruz Islands)
2. Solomon Islands (An archipelago in Melanesia, split between the countries of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea)

Related terms

• salomonès