solomon islands
geographical name(Sol-o-mon Islands)
chain of islands east of New Guinea in the western South Pacific
solomon islands
geographical name(Sol-o-mon Islands)
independent country comprising the majority of the islands in the Solomon Islands chain (see sense 1 above); formerly a British protectorate; capital Honiara area 11,500 square miles (29,785 square kilometers), population 515,870
solomon islands
geographical name(Sol-o-mon Islands)
former British protectorate comprising the Solomons (except Bougainville, Buka, and adjacent small islands) and the Santa Cruz Islands; capital Honiara (on Guadalcanal)