Labrador

American  

[lab-ruh-dawr] / ˈlæb rəˌdɔr /

noun

1. a peninsula in northeastern North America surrounded by Hudson Bay, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, containing the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Quebec. 510,000 sq. mi. (1,320,900 sq. km).

2. the portion of Newfoundland in the eastern part of the peninsula. About 120,000 sq. mi. (310,800 sq. km).

3. Labrador retriever.

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Labrador British  

/ ˈlæbrəˌdɔː /

noun

1. Also called: Labrador-Ungava.  a large peninsula of NE Canada, on the Atlantic, the Gulf of St Lawrence, Hudson Strait, and Hudson Bay: contains most of Quebec and the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador; geologically part of the Canadian Shield. Area: 1 619 000 sq km (625 000 sq miles)

2. Also called: Coast of Labrador.  a region of NE Canada, on the Atlantic and consisting of the mainland part of Newfoundland and Labrador province

3. (often not capital) short for Labrador retriever

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Labrador Cultural  

1. The portion of the province of Newfoundland, Canada, that lies on the mainland of North America.

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Discover More

It is the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava peninsular region of eastern Canada.

Etymology

Origin of Labrador

First recorded in 1700–10; the peninsula was named after João Fernandes Lavrador (1453–1501), Portuguese explorer

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How does labrador compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• Labrador vs. retriever

Example Sentences

Warner, 35, said some of the plastic bottles he has discovered on Sanday appear to have originated in Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada.

From BBC

Frank’s black Labrador, Goose— a dog whose primary characteristic seemed to be an enthusiasm for putting her tongue on Christopher’s face—followed him.

From Literature

He is currently studying skull specimens from parts of Canada, including Newfoundland and Labrador, provided by the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology.

From Science Daily

“As long as this situation is like this, the friendship is gone,” says Aqqaluk Lynge, a retired politician, as he sat in his pastel-colored house overlooking the Labrador coast.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jack, a 4-year-old Labrador retriever with the biggest, friendliest eyes, was gone.

From Los Angeles Times