Newfoundland (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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). Capital: St. John's.
  3. one of a breed of large, powerful dogs having a dense, oily, usually black coat, raised originally in Newfoundland.
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
Newfoundland (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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