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