Solomon Islands
noun
an archipelago in the W Pacific Ocean, E of New Guinea; important World War II battles; politically divided between Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Solomon Islander
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a word derived from
Solomon Islands.
Example Sentences
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The 23-year-old is one of more than 100 Solomon Islander students who had been given prestigious scholarships to study at Taiwanese universities.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 7, 2019
Travis started playing his ukulele, and Kemuel Laeta, a Solomon Islander with a water-bottle tambourine, and two Kenyans, Karisa and Dan Noel Odaba, whose sense of rhythm I envied, began a jamming session.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2017
The Australian, the Bushman, the Solomon Islander, in hours of danger and necessity 'yearns after the gods,' and has present in his heart the idea of a father and friend.
From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Andrew Lang
Araki was a runaway "black boy," or Solomon Islander, from the German plantations, who became a member of the Vailima household in a rather dramatic way.
From The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson by Nellie Van de Grift Sanchez
The Solomon Islander clambered over the bulwarks with the end of the rope in his teeth.
From Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad
