new zealand

Noun
  1. An independent country within the British Commonwealth;
    Achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907;
    Known for sheep and spectacular scenery (synset 108994872)
    domain member region:
    • pom, pommy - a disparaging term for a British person
    • returning officer - the official in each electorate who holds the election and returns the results
    is an instance of: country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation
    member holonym: kiwi, new zealander - a native or inhabitant of New Zealand
    belongs to:
    • british commonwealth, commonwealth of nations - an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and several former British colonies that are now sovereign states but still pay allegiance to the British Crown
    • british empire - a former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; it included the British Isles, British West Indies, Canada, British Guiana; British West Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand
    has:
    is a part of: new zealand, new zealand islands - North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific
  2. North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific (synset 108994265)
    is an instance of: island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
    has:
    • 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
    is a part of: pacific, pacific ocean - the largest ocean in the world
    same as: new zealand islands

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