Meaning of Newfoundland | Babel Free

Definitions

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. 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.
3. Former name of Newfoundland and Labrador.
   historical
4. Ellipsis of Newfoundland and Labrador.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
5. A former North American constituent country of the British Empire; in full, Dominion of Newfoundland.
   historical
6. A former North American colony of the British Empire; in full, Colony of Newfoundland.
   historical

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Examples

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

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