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Newfoundland

proper noun

  1. island in the Atlantic region of Canada
  2. place name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈn(j)u.fənd.lənd/ / /ˌn(j)u.fəndˈlænd/ / /ˈnjuːˌfaʊnd.lənd/

name

Etymology: From Middle English new found lande (in a letter, apparently written in 1499, from Henry VII of England to his lord chancellor, Cardinal John Morton, about the North American land explored by Sebastian and John Cabot, a likely location being Newfoundland, or the name later being specifically narrowed down to it), equivalent to newfound + land.

  1. A large island off the coast of eastern Canada, which, along with Labrador, has composed the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1949, and the Dominion of Newfoundland, before it.
  2. Former name of Newfoundland and Labrador.
  3. Ellipsis of Newfoundland and Labrador.

    “Cecil Stuckless was fixing a Jeep in Salvage, Newfoundland with his son-in-law, who was working under the car.”

  4. A former North American constituent country of the British Empire; in full, Dominion of Newfoundland.
  5. A former North American colony of the British Empire; in full, Colony of Newfoundland.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English new found lande (in a letter, apparently written in 1499, from Henry VII of England to his lord chancellor, Cardinal John Morton, about the North American land explored by Sebastian and John Cabot, a likely location being Newfoundland, or the name later being specifically narrowed down to it), equivalent to newfound + land.

  1. A very large breed of working dog from Newfoundland, with a shaggy, usually black coat, known for its water rescue ability, strength, and gentle disposition.

    “The younger, a frank, bold, bright-eyed child, was mounted on a large Newfoundland dog, whose impatience the elder brother was trying to soothe.”