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COOK STRAIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A narrow strait separating the North Island and South Island in New Zealand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
sound; strait (a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water)
Holonyms ("Cook Strait" is a part of...):
New Zealand (an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery)