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honiara

/ˌhəʊnɪˈɑːɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
ho-niara
IPA
/ˌhəʊnɪˈɑːɹə/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of the Solomon Islands.

name

The Solomon Islands government.

Etymology

From Ghari Naho-ni-ara (literally “place where the southeast winds meet the land”), originally referring to Point Cruz.

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce honiara?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhəʊnɪˈɑːɹə/.
What does honiara mean?
The capital city of the Solomon Islands.
Where does honiara come from?
From Ghari Naho-ni-ara (literally “place where the southeast winds meet the land”), originally referring to Point Cruz.

How to pronounce honiara

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