Meanings
- An island, the southern of the two major islands making up New Zealand.
Synonyms: mainland
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn island, the southern of the two major islands making up New Zealand.
Translations
Arabic الْجَزِيرَة اَلْجَنُوبِيَّة
- الْجَزِيرَة اَلْجَنُوبِيَّةone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Basque Hego uhartea
- Hego uharteaone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Bulgarian Южен остров
- Южен остров (Južen ostrov)one of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Catalan Illa del Sud
- Illa del Sudone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Chinese Mandarin 南島 /南岛
- 南島 /南岛 (Nándǎo)one of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Czech Jižní ostrov
- Jižní ostrovone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Danish Sydøen
- Sydøenone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Dutch Zuidereiland
- Zuidereilandone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Estonian Lõunasaar
- Lõunasaarone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Finnish Eteläsaari
- Eteläsaarione of the two major islands making up New Zealand
French île du Sud
- île du Sudone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
German Südinsel
- Südinselone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Greek Νότιο Νησί
- Νότιο Νησί (Nótio Nisí)one of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Hebrew האי הדרומי
- האי הדרומי (ha-i ha-daromi)one of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Hungarian Déli-sziget
- Déli-szigetone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Icelandic Suðurey
- Suðureyone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Indonesian Pulau Selatan
- Pulau Selatanone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Italian Isola del Sud
- Isola del Sudone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Japanese 南島
- 南島 (Nantō)one of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Korean 남섬
- 남섬 (Namseom)one of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Latvian Dienvidsala
- Dienvidsalaone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Lithuanian Pietų sala
- Pietų salaone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Malay Pulau Selatan
- Pulau Selatanone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Māori Te Waipounamu
- Te Waipounamuone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Norwegian Bokmål Sørøya
- Sørøyaone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Persian جزیره جنوبی
- جزیره جنوبی (jazire-ye jonubi)one of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Polish Wyspa Południowa
- Wyspa Południowaone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Portuguese Ilha Sul
- Ilha Sulone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Romanian Insula de Sud
- Insula de Sudone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Russian Ю́жный о́стров
- Ю́жный о́стров (Júžnyj óstrov)one of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Slovak Južný ostrov
- Južný ostrovone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Spanish Isla Sur
- Isla Surone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Swedish Sydön
- Sydönone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Thai เกาะใต้
- เกาะใต้ (gɔ̀-dtâai)one of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Turkish Güney Adası
- Güney Adasıone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Ukrainian Південний острів
- Південний острів (Pivdennyj ostriv)one of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Vietnamese đảo Nam
- đảo Namone of the two major islands making up New Zealand
Cite this entry
South Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Island
“South Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “South Island,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Island.
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