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Labrador

proper noun

  1. peninsula in eastern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Atlantic; divided between the provinces of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador
  2. the section of the peninsula belonging to Newfoundland and Labrador
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈlæb.ɹəˌdɔː(ɹ)/ / /ˈlæb.ɹəˌdɔɹ/ / /ˈlæb.ɹə.dɔː(ɹ)/ / /ˈlæb.ɹə.dɔɹ/

name

Etymology: Named after Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, from Portuguese lavrador (“landholder, farmer”), ultimately from Latin labor (“work”).

  1. A geographic region, the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in eastern Canada.
  2. A geographic region, including the mainland portion of Newfoundland and Labrador and neighbouring regions of what is now the province of Quebec.
  3. A peninsula including the province of Newfoundland and Labrador as well as the northern three-fourths of Quebec; in full, the Labrador Peninsula.
  4. The Labrador Sea: An arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between Greenland and Labrador.
  5. A municipality and town in Pangasinan, Philippines.
  6. A surname from Spanish.

noun

Etymology: Named after Labrador Peninsula in Canada where the breed was developed.

  1. A Labrador retriever.