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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Newfoundland Newfoundlands

Neither the Amazon nor the Congo, it is the 1.5 billion acre band of coniferous forest running from Newfoundland to Alaska.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 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

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

The research team, which included scientists from UTS and Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada, focused on compounds known as "mitochondrial uncouplers."

From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026

If the Newfoundland dog was a heavier tenant in his stomach than the kitten, it was more restful.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

I live with 12 chickens and two big Newfoundlands and two kids and a husband and a cat, so I know that home is sanctuary for people.

From Salon ● May 3, 2023

This could also be known as the heavyweight division: Bernese mountain dogs, bullmastiffs, Newfoundlands and St. Bernards.

From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2020

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

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

From BusinessWeek ● May 29, 2014

It is, by the way, remarkable how gentle big dogs are, mastiffs, retrievers, Newfoundlands, and the like, while being mauled and hauled by small children.

From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward)