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Newfoundland1 definition

New·found·land (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

Etymology: after Newfoundland

Newfoundland2 definition

New·found·land (no̵̅o̅′fənd lənd, -land′; nyo̵̅o̅′-, no̵̅o̅ fo̵und′lənd, -land′; nyo̵̅o̅-)

  1. island of Canada, off the E coast: 43,548 sq mi (112,789 sq km)
  2. Newfoundland and Labrador: abbrev. NF, Nfld, Newf, or Nfd

Etymology: descriptive

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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