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South Island

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Noun

1. south island

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

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South Island

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noun
the largest island of New Zealand, separated from the North Island by the Cook Strait. Pop: 1 048 200 (2013 est). Area: 153 947 sq km (59 439 sq miles)
. Māori name: Te Waipounamu

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South Island

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S island of the two main islands of New Zealand: 58,384 sq mi (151,214 sq km); pop. 882,000

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

South Island

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An island of New Zealand southwest of North Island, from which it is separated by Cook Strait. It is the larger but less populous of the country's two principal islands.

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