Newfoundland

American  

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

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.

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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.

Example Sentences

The first day goes wonderfully well—games of Bananagrams and Boggle, long walks with Rose’s obstreperous Newfoundland Walter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

They analyzed lithium isotopes in Ediacara fossils collected from Newfoundland and northwest Canada, studying specimens preserved in both sandy and muddy sediments.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

Its menu, launched this spring, includes Berg water from Newfoundland, Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Military and coast guard units were deployed in Newfoundland and Labrador, while the worst fires were concentrated in the provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

But Newfoundland, as I soon found out, was not much of a country.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl