COOK STRAIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cook Strait mean? 

• COOK STRAIT (noun)
  The noun COOK STRAIT has 1 sense:

1. a narrow strait separating the North Island and South Island in New Zealand

  Familiarity information: COOK STRAIT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COOK STRAIT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A narrow strait separating the North Island and South Island in New Zealand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

sound; strait (a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water)

Holonyms ("Cook Strait" is a part of...):

New Zealand (an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery)