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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A mountainous and largely uninhabited geographic region with many fiords (actually named sounds) in Southland Region in the south-western part of the South Island of New Zealand, virtually all of which is a national park.

Etymology

From fiord (“NZ spelling of fjord”) + land.

Related phrases

Fiordland penguinnational parknew zealandsouth island

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