Guadalcanal

Etymology
. The Pacific island was named in 1568 by Álvaro de Mendaña, after his hometown of Guadalcanal, Spain. From.

Proper noun

 * 1) A volcanic island in the Pacific, part of the Solomon Islands.
 * 2) A battle in World War II in which American forces recaptured it from the Japanese.
 * 1) A battle in World War II in which American forces recaptured it from the Japanese.

Translations

 * Arabic: جُوَادَالْكَانَال
 * Bulgarian: Гуадалканал
 * Catalan: Guadalcanal
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 瓜達爾卡納爾島
 * Czech: Guadalcanal
 * Danish: Guadalcanal
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Guadalcanal
 * Hebrew: גוודלקנל
 * Italian: Guadalcanal
 * Japanese: ガダルカナル島, ガ島
 * Korean: 과달카날 섬
 * Macedonian: Гвадалка́нал
 * Marathi: ग्वादालकानाल
 * Norwegian: Guadalcanal
 * Polish: Guadalcanal
 * Portuguese: Guadalcanal
 * Russian: Гуадалканал
 * Spanish: Guadalcanal
 * Swedish: Guadalcanal

Proper noun

 * 1)  Pacific island