Newfoundland

American  

[noo-fuhn-luhnd, -land, -fuhnd-, nyoo-, noo-found-luhnd, nyoo-] / ˈnu fən lənd, -ˌlænd, -fənd-, ˈnju-, nuˈfaʊnd lənd, nju- /

noun

• Newfoundlands
  plural

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.

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Newfoundland British  

/ -ˌlænd, -fənlənd, ˈnjuːfəndlənd, njuːˈfaʊndlənd /

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. 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

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Newfoundland Cultural  

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.

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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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Noun Inflected Forms

• Newfoundlands
  plural

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To investigate why evolution appeared to slow during this period, Mitchell and co-author Professor Andrea Manica studied fossils from Mistaken Point in Newfoundland, one of the world's most important Ediacaran fossil sites.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026

Oil-and-gas extraction increased for a second consecutive month, with higher crude-petroleum output in Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as a rise in natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

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 ● Jan. 30, 2026

Pike was driving an unmarked Avon and Somerset Police car during a pursuit when the vehicle he was chasing collided with Johnson's car in Newfoundland Circus.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026

He ended up in a tiny British fishing camp on the southern edge of Newfoundland.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Newfoundlands are naturally strong swimmers and Bilbo was trained to swim out to anyone in difficulties carrying a rope attached to a harness.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2015

“It doesn’t easily come off paint on the walls,” said a breeder of Newfoundlands at the show.

From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2015

The two slobbering Newfoundlands are named Newsome and Winslow, after two Cleveland Browns tight ends.

From BusinessWeek ● May 29, 2014

Other breeds that have haunted the popular imagination in the past include mastiffs and Newfoundlands.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2013

One of the Newfoundlands, named Grim, was a character.

From North-Pole Voyages by Zachariah Atwell Mudge