newfoundland

Definition of Newfoundland in English :

Noun

a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland

newfoundland dog

2. newfoundland

an island in the north Atlantic

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Newfoundland

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noun

1.

an island of E Canada, separated from the mainland by the Strait of Belle Isle: with the Coast of Labrador, forms the province of Newfoundland and Labrador; consists of a rugged plateau with the Long Range Mountains in the west. Area: 110 681 sq km (42 734 sq miles)

2. the former name for Newfoundland and Labrador

3.

a very large heavy breed of dog similar to a Saint Bernard with a flat coarse usually black coat

Newfoundland

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noun

any of a breed of large, muscular dog with a long, straight, often black coat, formerly much used in water rescue work and now usually a guard dog or a watchdog

1.

island of Canada, off the E coast: 43,548 sq mi (112,789 sq km)

2. Obsolete

Newfoundland and Labrador

abbrev. NF, Nfld, Newf, or Nfd

Newfoundland

see synonyms of newfoundland

An island of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Labrador Peninsula.

n.

A dog of a large, strong breed developed in Newfoundland to aid fishermen, having a thick, usually black coat.

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