Honiara

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/ˌhəʊnɪˈɑːɹə/

proper noun

The capital city of the Solomon Islands.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of the Solomon Islands.
  2. metonymicallyThe Solomon Islands government.

Origin

  1. griNaho-ni-ara
  2. EnglishHoniara

From Ghari Naho-ni-ara (literally “place where the southeast winds meet the land”), originally referring to Point Cruz.

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Translations

Afrikaans Honiara
  • Honiarathe capital of the Solomon Islands
Arabic هُونِيَارَا
  • هُونِيَارَا (hūniyārā)the capital of the Solomon Islands
Chinese Mandarin 霍尼亞拉 /霍尼亚拉
  • 霍尼亞拉 /霍尼亚拉 (Huòníyàlā)the capital of the Solomon Islands
Dutch Honiara
  • Honiarathe capital of the Solomon Islands
Esperanto Honiaro
  • Honiarothe capital of the Solomon Islands
Finnish Honiara
  • Honiarathe capital of the Solomon Islands
French Honiara
  • Honiarathe capital of the Solomon Islands
German Honiara
  • Honiarathe capital of the Solomon Islands
Greek Ονιάρα
  • Ονιάρα (Oniára)the capital of the Solomon Islands
Hebrew הוניארה
  • הוניארה (honiara)the capital of the Solomon Islands
Hungarian Honiara
  • Honiarathe capital of the Solomon Islands
Irish Hóiniára
  • Hóiniárathe capital of the Solomon Islands
Japanese ホニアラ
  • ホニアラ (Honiara)the capital of the Solomon Islands
Korean 호니아라
  • 호니아라 (Honiara)the capital of the Solomon Islands
Lithuanian Honiara
  • Honiarathe capital of the Solomon Islands
Persian هونیارا
  • هونیارا (honiyârâ)the capital of the Solomon Islands
Polish Honiara
  • Honiarathe capital of the Solomon Islands
Portuguese Honiara
  • Honiarathe capital of the Solomon Islands
Russian Хониа́ра
  • Хониа́ра (Xoniára)the capital of the Solomon Islands
Spanish Honiara
  • Honiarathe capital of the Solomon Islands
Thai โฮนีอารา
  • โฮนีอาราthe capital of the Solomon Islands
Vietnamese Hô-ni-a-ra
  • Hô-ni-a-rathe capital of the Solomon Islands

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Honiara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Honiara

MLA

“Honiara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Honiara. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Honiara,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Honiara.

Source: Honiara on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.