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NEW ZEALAND ISLANDS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific
Synonyms:
New Zealand; New Zealand Islands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Meronyms (parts of "New Zealand Islands"):
North Island (the smaller but more populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from South Island by Cook Strait)
South Island (the larger but less populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from North Island by Cook Strait)
New Zealand (an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery)
Holonyms ("New Zealand Islands" is a part of...):
Pacific; Pacific Ocean (the largest ocean in the world)
