SOUTH ISLAND

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The larger but less populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from North Island by Cook Strait

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

Holonyms ("South Island" is a part of...):

New Zealand; New Zealand Islands (North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific)