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Stewart Island

/ˈstjuːət ˈaɪlənd/

Stewart Island proper noun: an island included in Southland, the southernmost of the larger islands of New Zealand, separated from the south of the South Island by Foveaux Strait.

Proper noun

Stewart Island

  1. An island included in Southland, the southernmost of the larger islands of New Zealand, separated from the south of the South Island by Foveaux Strait.

Origin of Stewart Island

Named after William W. Stewart, first officer of a sealing ship.

Words formed from Stewart Island

Questions about Stewart Island

What does Stewart Island mean?
Stewart Island means an island included in Southland, the southernmost of the larger islands of New Zealand, separated from the south of the South Island by Foveaux Strait.
What part of speech is Stewart Island?
Stewart Island is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Stewart Island?
Stewart Island is pronounced /ˈstjuːət ˈaɪlənd/.

Words near Stewart Island in the dictionary

  1. stewardsmen
  2. Stewardson
  3. Stewardsons
  4. Stewart
  5. Stewart County
  6. Stewart Island
  7. Stewart Island shag
  8. Stewart Island shags
  9. Stewart's disease
  10. Stewart's theorem
  11. Stewart's wilt

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