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west+island; From its location. * (New Zealand): by analogy with the North Island and South Island that make up New Zealand.
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west+island; From its location. * (New Zealand): by analogy with the North Island and South Island that make up New Zealand.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.