noun
1. an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery
• Members of this Region: ↑pommy, ↑pom, ↑returning officer
• Member Holonyms: ↑British Commonwealth, ↑Commonwealth of Nations, ↑British Empire
• Part Holonyms: ↑New Zealand Islands
• Member Meronyms: ↑New Zealander, ↑Kiwi
• Part Meronyms: ↑Auckland, ↑Christchurch, ↑Wellington, ↑capital of New Zealand, ↑Cook Strait
2. North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific
• Syn: ↑New Zealand Islands
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑island
• Part Holonyms: ↑Pacific, ↑Pacific Ocean
• Part Meronyms: ↑North Island, ↑South Island
Useful english dictionary. 2012.