Newfoundland

Newfoundland
noun /ˈnjuːˌfaʊnd.lənd,ˈnjuː.fn̩d.ln̩d/
a) A large island off the coast of eastern Canada, which, along with Labrador, has composed the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1949.
b) Former name of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1949–2001.
See Also: Newfie

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  • Newfoundland —   [ njuːfəndlənd, auch njuː faʊndlənd], deutsch Neufụndland, Provinz im Osten Kanadas, 404 212 km2, (1999) 541 000 Einwohner, fast ausschließlich britischer Abstammung. Hauptstadt und größte Stadt ist Saint John s. Die Provinz besteht aus der… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Newfoundland — → Terranova. Saint John s Newfoundland → San Juan de Terranova …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • Newfoundland — ► NOUN ▪ a dog of a very large breed with a thick coarse coat. ORIGIN named after Newfoundland in Canada …   English terms dictionary

  • 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… …   English World dictionary

  • Newfoundland — (spr. njūfaundländ), s. Neufundland …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Newfoundland — er en ø på 110.000 kvadratkilometer …   Danske encyklopædi

  • Newfoundland — 1585, from NEWFOUND (Cf. newfound) + LAND (Cf. land) (n.). In reference to a type of dog, from 1773. Related: Newfoundlander. Colloquial shortening Newfie for the inhabitants or the place is recorded from 1942 …   Etymology dictionary

  • Newfoundland — /nooh feuhn leuhnd, land , feuhnd , nyooh ; nooh fownd leuhnd, nyooh /, n. 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. 557,725; 155,364 sq. mi. (402,390… …   Universalium

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