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Foveaux Strait

/fəʊvəʊ.stɹeɪt/

Foveaux Strait proper noun: a strait between the South Island and Stewart Island, New Zealand.

Proper noun

Foveaux Strait

  1. A strait between the South Island and Stewart Island, New Zealand.

Origin of Foveaux Strait

Named after Joseph Foveaux.

Questions about Foveaux Strait

What does Foveaux Strait mean?
Foveaux Strait means a strait between the South Island and Stewart Island, New Zealand.
What part of speech is Foveaux Strait?
Foveaux Strait is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Foveaux Strait?
Foveaux Strait is pronounced /fəʊvəʊ.stɹeɪt/.

Words near Foveaux Strait in the dictionary

  1. foveated
  2. foveates
  3. foveating
  4. foveation
  5. foveations
  6. Foveaux Strait
  7. foveavirus
  8. foveaviruses
  9. foveiform
  10. foveocanaliculate
  11. foveola

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