solomon islands

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von solomon islands im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

süleyman adaları

solomon adaları

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von solomon islands im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

the southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British Commonwealth

the northernmost islands are part of Papua New Guinea; the remainder form an independent state within the British Commonwealth

A country in Melanesia. Official name: Solomon Islands

{i} group of islands in the Pacific ocean

A country comprising the Solomon Islands southeast of Bougainville. European planters and missionaries began arriving in the 18th and 19th centuries. The southern islands became a British protectorate in 1893, which later extended to the northern group. The islands became self-governing in 1976 and achieved independence in 1978. Honiara, on Guadalcanal Island, is the capital. Population: 366,000. An island group of the western Pacific Ocean east of New Guinea. Inhabited primarily by Melanesian peoples since at least 2000 , these volcanic islands were first visited by European explorers in the 1560s and were divided between Germany and Great Britain in the late 19th century. Australia assumed control of the northern islands in 1920. Today the northern Solomons are part of Papua New Guinea. The southern islands are an independent country. a country made up of several islands in the southwest Pacific, to the east of Papua New Guinea. Population: 480,442 (2001). Capital: Honiara. Island country, South Pacific Ocean

Silbentrennung

So·lo·mon islands

Türkische aussprache

sälımın aylındz

Aussprache

/ˈsäləmən ˈīləndz/ /ˈsɑːləmən ˈaɪləndz/