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Definition 2025

South_Island

South Island

English

South Island

Proper noun

South Island

The southern island of the two major islands making up New Zealand. Also jokingly known as the mainland.

Translations

one of the two major islands making up New Zealand

Catalan: Illa del Sud f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 南島 (zh), 南岛 (zh) ‎(Nándaǒ)
Estonian: Lõunasaar
Finnish: Eteläsaari (fi)
French: île du Sud (fr) f

German: Südinsel f
Icelandic: Suðurey f
Japanese: 南島 ‎(なんとう, Nantō)
Maori: Te Waipounamu
Portuguese: Ilha Sul f
Russian: Ю́жный о́стров m ‎(Júžnyj óstrov)
Spanish: Isla Sur f

See also

North Island