Newfoundland
Americannoun
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a large island in E Canada. 42,734 sq. mi. (110,680 sq. km).
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a province in E Canada, composed of Newfoundland island and Labrador. 155,364 sq. mi. (402,390 sq. km). St. John's.
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one of a breed of large, powerful dogs having a dense, oily, usually black coat, raised originally in Newfoundland.
noun
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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)
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the former name for Newfoundland and Labrador
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a very large heavy breed of dog similar to a Saint Bernard with a flat coarse usually black coat
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It was the first overseas possession of England; fishing settlements began in the sixteenth century.
Newfoundland became Canada's tenth province in 1949. The remains of possible Viking settlements have been found in Newfoundland.
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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
Before Strang left with the child, she sent her ex-partner a text message that read: “We are moving to Newfoundland,” and “We told your lawyer that last week.”
This included "multiple moves over the last five years between Newfoundland, Grand Cache and Powell River, British Columbia".
From BBC
"First Prize for Largest Sleeper," she read, almost tripping over a snoring Newfoundland dog.
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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
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