newfoundland

UK /ˈn(j)u.fənd.lənd/ US /ˈnuˌfaʊnd.lənd/

name 5noun 1

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ADJ.

large, south, southern

The large Newfoundland dog jumped into the water and rescued the drowning child.

VERB + NEWFOUNDLAND

buy, shores

We bought a newfoundland puppy last summer and he's grown into a gentle giant.

NEWFOUNDLAND + NOUN

canada, dog, ecosystem, impatience

The Newfoundland dog is known for its strength and gentle temperament with children.

PREP.

along, down, from, in, on

My grandparents immigrated to Canada from Newfoundland in the 1950s.

Definitions

name

A large island off the coast of eastern Canada, which, along with Labrador, has composed the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1949, and the Dominion of Newfoundland, before it.

Former name of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Ellipsis of Newfoundland and Labrador.

A former North American constituent country of the British Empire; in full, Dominion of Newfoundland.

A former North American colony of the British Empire; in full, Colony of Newfoundland.

noun

A very large breed of working dog from Newfoundland, with a shaggy, usually black coat, known for its water rescue ability, strength, and gentle disposition.

The younger, a frank, bold, bright-eyed child, was mounted on a large Newfoundland dog, whose impatience the elder brother was trying to soothe.

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Example Bank

The younger, a frank, bold, bright-eyed child, was mounted on a large Newfoundland dog, whose impatience the elder brother was trying to soothe.

Wiktionary

Tom wanted to buy a Newfoundland dog.

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"American?" "Canadian." "Where from?" "Newfoundland."

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On Nov. 18, 1929, a magnitude 7.4 Mw earthquake occurred 155 miles south of Newfoundland along the southern edge of the Grand Banks, Canada.

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Off the shores of Newfoundland, Canada, an ecosystem is unraveling at the hands (or pincers) of an invasive crab.

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The invasive European green crab is tearing down ecosystems in Newfoundland and building them up on Cape Cod.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, newfoundland is marked as informal, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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