Labrador
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Labradors
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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).
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the portion of Newfoundland in the eastern part of the peninsula. About 120,000 sq. mi. (310,800 sq. km).
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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)
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Also called: Coast of Labrador. a region of NE Canada, on the Atlantic and consisting of the mainland part of Newfoundland and Labrador province
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(often not capital) short for Labrador retriever
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It is the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava peninsular region of eastern Canada.
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Origin of Labrador
First recorded in 1700–10; the peninsula was named after João Fernandes Lavrador (1453–1501), Portuguese explorer
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Just like some people prefer aloof cats to Labrador retrievers, some people get exhausted by my extroversion and geeky enthusiasm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Former regional lawmaker Heriberto Labrador said at a public event that the thermal power plant in Tachira was generating 70 megawatts of electricity -- sufficient to cover regional demand.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 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
They climbed into the front window with the black Labrador puppies and beckoned with flat, paperlike fingers.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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
Eventually he pleaded guilty to vandalism and, I guess, dognapping, although he agreed to pay for the Labradors and a new set of Winnebago tires.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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