Solomon Islands
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Etymology
After King Solomon, whose mines of immense wealth Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira hoped to find when he named it in 1567 or 1568.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- 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
Descendants
- → Japanese: ソロモン諸島 (Soromon Shotō) (calque)
Translations
a country in Melanesia
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