a mountainous island in the SW Pacific, the largest of the Solomon Islands: under British protection until 1978; occupied by the Japanese (1942–43). Pop: 109 382 (1999). Area: 6475 sq km (2500 sq miles)
Guadalcanal in American English
(ˌgwɑdəlkəˈnæl)
largest island of the country of the Solomon Islands: 2,060 sq mi (5,335 sq km)