Solomon islands

/ˈsɒləmən ˈaɪləndz/ name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    An archipelago in Melanesia, split between the countries of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.

Synonyms

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solomons

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.

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