Newfoundland

Newfoundland
Newfoundland
Newfoundland1 [no͞o′fənd lənd, no͞o′fəndland΄; nyo͞o′fənd lənd, nyo͞o′fənd land΄; no͞o found′lənd, no͞o found′land΄; nyo͞o found′lənd, nyo͞ofound′land΄]
n.
[after NEWFOUNDLAND2]
any of a breed of large, muscular dog with a long, straight, often black coat, formerly much used in water rescue work and now usually a guard dog or a watchdog
Newfoundland2 [no͞o′fənd lənd, no͞ofəndland΄; nyo͞o′foond land΄, no͞o found′lənd, no͞o found′land΄; nyo͞olənd, nyo͞ofound′ land΄]
[descriptive]
1. island of Canada, off the E coast: 43,548 sq mi (112,789 sq km)
2. former name for NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR: abbrev. NF, Nfld, Newf, or Nfd
Newfoundlander
n.

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