Honiara
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- proper noun
- The Sikaiana residents of Honiara held several events to collect money to help the residents of the atoll recover from the cyclone of a year earlier.
- Honiara, the capital
Examples
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But with relative ease, he had flown to Honiara, the capital of Guadalcanal, and hiked across the battlefield as if he were visiting Bull Run or Spotsylvania.
Academic text (1990) -
The Matanikau flows into the Sealark Channel through what is now Honiara.
Academic text (1990) -
Drinking patterns in Honiara have many similarities to those on Sikaiana.
Academic text (1994) -
Sometimes wine, beer, or whiskey are brought to Sikaiana from Honiara, but they are a luxury because of their high cost.
Academic text (1994) -
Drinking in Honiara, moreover, is more closely coordinated with the breaks in work schedules, especially weekends and holidays.
Academic text (1994) -
Honiara looks like one of those Caribbean towns that travel guides recommend for a half-day's shopping.
Academic text (1990) -
They also collected money for a newly organized Sikaiana sports association in Honiara.
Academic text (1994) -
About 400 to 500 Sikaiana people live away from the atoll in other areas of the Solomon Islands, especially Honiara, the capital and largest town.
Academic text (1994) -
On tapes collected in 1966-67 in Honiara by Peter Sharples, a linguist at the University of Auckland, Sikaiana people converse and joke about toddy drinking in a manner very similar to what I observed in the 1980s.
Academic text (1994) -
The Solomon Islands' police force has been unable to restore security in the capital, Honiara.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Honiara comes from a local language on the island of Guadalcanal and was originally the name of a village or place on that north coast. When the settlement grew into a city, it kept that local name, which is why Honiara today is the capital of the Solomon Islands.