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Solomon Islands

/ˈsɑ.lə.mən ˈaɪ.ləndz/

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What does Solomon Islands mean?

proper noun

  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. An archipelago in Melanesia, split between the countries of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.
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/ˈsɑ.lə.mən ˈaɪ.ləndz/

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A large book of his on discoveries in Papua and the Solomon Islands is still of much importance.
Ernest, Sir ScottLaperouseProject Gutenberg ebook #4222
Speaking of another region of the world where infanticide prevailed,--the Solomon Islands,--Mr.
Alexander Francis ChamberlainThe Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-DayProject Gutenberg ebook #7966
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I have taken pains to verify this assertion, and have found it true, with the exception of New Zealand, New Caledonia, the Andaman Islands, and perhaps the Solomon Islands and the Seychelles.
Charles DarwinThe Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th EditionProject Gutenberg ebook #2009