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Newfoundland time

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noun

  1. a form of civil time observed on the island of Newfoundland, one and one-half hours later than Eastern time and a half hour later than Atlantic time.

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St. John’s is in the Newfoundland time zone — oddly enough, 1 hour 30 minutes ahead of Toronto and New York.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2015

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