Solomon Islands

== English == === 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 === (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈsɒləmən ˈaɪləndz/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɒl.ə.mən ˈaɪ.ləndz/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɑ.lə.mən ˈaɪ.ləndz/ === Proper noun === the Solomon Islands 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 ==== Melanesia ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: ソロモン諸島 (Soromon Shotō) (calque) ==== Translations ==== === See also === Honiara Countries of the world