Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital of the Solomon Islands, on the northwest coast of Guadalcanal.
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- proper noun The capital of the
Solomon Islands .
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- noun national capital of Solomon Islands
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Examples
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"We haven't had any information about damage or anything of that kind," National Disaster Management Office director Lote Yates told The Associated Press from Honiara.
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At just after noon the Norad Twitter feed @noradsanta put out a tweet saying, #Santa just flew through Honiara, capital of the Solomon Islands.
Santa Claus is coming to town: US radar tracks his progress 2010
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I attended the inaugural meeting of the FMSC in Honiara on 22 February.
Travel to Fiji and Solomon Islands - The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs 2008
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After the war, Henderson Field grew into Honiara, the premier city and capital of the Solomon Islands.
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During my visit to Honiara, I also had the opportunity to meet with the
Outcomes of Visit to Solomon Islands - The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs 2008
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On the slopes above Honiara, several thousand Malaitans now live in thatched huts built on old World War II battlefields.
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The police are tightening the roadblocks that now encircle Honiara, but the rebels lurk just beyond.
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"I wanted to stay in Honiara," says a 36-year-old father of six as he leans against a crate holding the family's prize possession: a 20-inch color television.
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An international delegation sent to mediate flew out of the capital, Honiara, on the island of Guadalcanal, under fire from guerrillas hiding in the bush near the runway.
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"The nightmare will come if militants try to take Honiara," warns a prominent local missionary.
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