Newfoundland

[ noo-fuhn-luhnd, -land, -fuhnd-, nyoo-; noo-found-luhnd, nyoo- ]

noun

1. a large island in E Canada. 42,734 sq. mi. (110,680 sq. km).
2. a province in E Canada, composed of Newfoundland island and Labrador. 155,364 sq. mi. (402,390 sq. km). : St. John's.
3. one of a breed of large, powerful dogs having a dense, oily, usually black coat, raised originally in Newfoundland.

Newfoundland

/ njuːˈfaʊndlənd; -fənlənd; ˈnjuːfəndlənd; -ˌlænd /

noun

1. 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)
2. See Newfoundland and Labrador
   the former name for Newfoundland and Labrador
3. a very large heavy breed of dog similar to a Saint Bernard with a flat coarse usually black coat

Newfoundland

1. Province in eastern Canada consisting of the island of Newfoundland, the mainland area of Labrador , and their adjacent islands. St. John's is its capital and largest city.

Notes

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.

Example Sentences

Headwinds forced a landing at Gander, in Newfoundland, in the middle of a blizzard.

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Mr. Norwood was at home, and Jessie flew at him a good deal like an eager Newfoundland puppy.

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Placentia is the chief seat of French settlement in Southern Newfoundland.

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He was experienced in the North Atlantic trade, in seal, whale and cod fishing and other Newfoundland industries.

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In South Africa gold and diamonds are plentiful; and Newfoundland has wonderful deposits of iron ore.

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More than 6000 persons driven from their houses by a disastrous fire in St. Johns, Newfoundland.

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