Oceania
Les îles Salomon
Solomon Islands
pluralGoing there, being there
aux îles Salomon
Coming from
des îles Salomon
Why
Les îles Salomon is a plural name: à + les contracts into aux, which gives aux îles Salomon.
The people
un Salomonais, une Salomonaise
Official language
anglais
Capital
Honiara
Example
On se déplace surtout en bateau aux îles Salomon.
People get around mostly by boat in the Solomon Islands.
Worth knowing
The word îles keeps its small letter in this name, and the plural rules the preposition: aux îles Salomon, des îles Salomon.
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