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Newfoundland
(no̵̅o̅′fənd lənd, -land′; nyo̵̅o̅′-; no̵̅o̅ fo̵und′lənd, -land′; nyo̵̅o̅-)
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
Origin: after Newfoundland
- island of Canada, off the E coast: 43,548 sq mi (112,789 sq km)
- Newfoundland and Labrador: abbrev. NF, Nfld, Newf, or Nfd
Origin: descriptive
Related Forms:
- Newfoundlander noun
See Newfoundland in American Heritage Dictionary 4
An island of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, in the Atlantic Ocean, east of the Labrador Peninsula.
Related Forms:
- Newˈfound·land·er noun
noun
Any of a breed of large, strong dog developed in Newfoundland and having a thick, usually black coat.
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