Labrador

American  

[lab-ruh-dawr] / ˈlæb rəˌdɔr /

noun

• Labradors
  plural

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

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Labradors
  plural

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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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• Labrador vs. retriever

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Example Sentences

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In August, Carney joined Quebec and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in announcing a massive new hydroelectric development near their shared border, facilitated by a $7 billion federal investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

A Labrador sprays his friends with water soaked into his fur from the bone-shaped pool.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador paid tribute to the victims' families, saying they had "already endured unimaginable loss and now must face today's deeply painful news".

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Wearing her blue harness, this restless brown Labrador retriever ventures into the debris of buildings that collapsed in the earthquakes of June 24.

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

Then the Labrador would sit apart, aloof and watchful, nervous and tense.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford

Clarkson joked about comments by Labour MP Jenny Riddell-Carpenter who said the Britain of country pubs and black Labradors was a "nostalgic" false memory.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

For 31 years Labradors topped the American Kennel Club’s purebred rankings, which are based on more than one million annual registrations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

The studies found that Labradors that received 25 percent fewer calories than their littermates lived almost two years longer and saw a similar delay in the onset of age-associated disease.

From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2025

From the road one recent morning, black and white Labradors could be seen romping about inside pens, excitedly barking and wagging tails.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024

Then he put the two Labradors in his boat and went fishing.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

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