Meanings
proper nounthe 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.
Origin
After King Solomon, whose mines of immense wealth Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira hoped to find when he named it in 1567 or 1568.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Salomonseilande
- Salomonseilandea country in Melanesia
Arabic جُزُر سُلَيْمَان
- جُزُر سُلَيْمَان (juzur sulaymān)a country in Melanesia
Bengali সলোমন দ্বীপপুঞ্জ
- সলোমন দ্বীপপুঞ্জ (śolōmon dippunjo)a country in Melanesia
Bulgarian Соломо́нови о́строви
- Соломо́нови о́строви (Solomónovi óstrovi)a country in Melanesia
Catalan Illes Salomó
- Illes Salomóa country in Melanesia
Chinese Mandarin 所羅門群島 /所罗门群岛
- 所羅門群島 /所罗门群岛 (Suǒluómén Qúndǎo)a country in Melanesia
Czech Šalamounovy ostrovy
- Šalamounovy ostrovya country in Melanesia
Danish Salomonøerne
- Salomonøernea country in Melanesia
Dutch Salomonseilanden
- Salomonseilandena country in Melanesia
Esperanto Salomonoj
- Salomonoja country in Melanesia
Estonian Saalomoni Saared
- Saalomoni Saareda country in Melanesia
Finnish Salomonsaaret
- Salomonsaareta country in Melanesia
French Îles Salomon
- Îles Salomona country in Melanesia
German Salomonen, Salomoninseln
- Salomonena country in Melanesia
- Salomoninselna country in Melanesia
Greek Νήσοι Σολομώντος
- Νήσοι Σολομώντος (Nísoi Solomóntos)a country in Melanesia
Hebrew אִיֵּי שְׁלֹמֹה, איי סולומון
- אִיֵּי שְׁלֹמֹה (iyey shlomo)a country in Melanesia
- איי סולומון (iyey solomon)a country in Melanesia
Hindi सोलोमन द्वीपसमूह
- सोलोमन द्वीपसमूह (soloman dvīpasmūh)a country in Melanesia
Hungarian Salamon-szigetek
- Salamon-szigeteka country in Melanesia
Icelandic Salómonseyjar
- Salómonseyjara country in Melanesia
Indonesian Kepulauan Solomon, Kepulauan Salomo
- Kepulauan Solomona country in Melanesia
- Kepulauan Salomoa country in Melanesia
Irish Oileáin Sholomón
- Oileáin Sholomóna country in Melanesia
Italian Isole Salomone
- Isole Salomonea country in Melanesia
Japanese ソロモン諸島
- ソロモン諸島 (Soromon shotō)a country in Melanesia
Korean 솔로몬 제도
- 솔로몬 제도 (Sollomon jedo)a country in Melanesia
Latvian Zālamana Salas
- Zālamana Salasa country in Melanesia
Lithuanian Saliamono salos
- Saliamono salosa country in Melanesia
Malay Kepulauan Solomon
- Kepulauan Solomona country in Melanesia
Māori Ngā Motu o Horomona
- Ngā Motu o Horomonaa country in Melanesia
Norwegian Bokmål Salomonøyene
- Salomonøyenea country in Melanesia
Persian جزایر سلیمان
- جزایر سلیمان (jazâyer-e soleymân)a country in Melanesia
Polish Wyspy Salomona
- Wyspy Salomonaa country in Melanesia
Portuguese Ilhas Salomão
- Ilhas Salomãoa country in Melanesia
Romanian Insulele Solomon
- Insulele Solomona country in Melanesia
Russian Соломо́новы Острова́
- Соломо́новы Острова́ (Solomónovy Ostrová)a country in Melanesia
Slovak Šalamúnove ostrovy
- Šalamúnove ostrovya country in Melanesia
Spanish Islas Salomón
- Islas Salomóna country in Melanesia
Swahili Solomoni
- Solomonia country in Melanesia
Swedish Salomonöarna
- Salomonöarnaa country in Melanesia
Tagalog Kapuluang Solomon, Kapuluang Salomon
- Kapuluang Solomona country in Melanesia
- Kapuluang Salomona country in Melanesia
Thai หมู่เกาะโซโลมอน
- หมู่เกาะโซโลมอน (mùu-gɔ̀ soo-loo-mɔ̂n)a country in Melanesia
Turkish Solomon Adaları
- Solomon Adalarıa country in Melanesia
Ukrainian Соломо́нові острови́
- Соломо́нові острови́ (Solomónovi ostrový)a country in Melanesia
Urdu جَزائِر سُلَیمان
- جَزائِر سُلَیمان (jazāir sulaimān)a country in Melanesia
Vietnamese Xô-lô-môn, quần đảo Xô-lô-môn
- Xô-lô-môna country in Melanesia
- quần đảo Xô-lô-môna country in Melanesia
Welsh Ynysoedd Solomon
- Ynysoedd Solomona country in Melanesia
Yiddish סאָלאָמאָן־אינדזלן
- סאָלאָמאָן־אינדזלן (solomon-indzln)a country in Melanesia
Cite this entry
APA
Solomon Islands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Solomon%20Islands
MLA
“Solomon Islands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Solomon%20Islands. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Solomon Islands,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Solomon%20Islands.
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