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Labrador en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlæb.ɹəˌdɔɹ/ (US)
• (General-American) audio
• /ˈlæb.ɹəˌdɔː(ɹ)/ (UK)

Etymology

Named after Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, from Portuguese lavrador (“landholder, farmer”), ultimately from Latin labor (“work”).

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Labrador retriever.
   alt of Labrador retriever

Forms

Labrador en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlæb.ɹəˌdɔɹ/ (US)
• (General-American) audio
• /ˈlæb.ɹəˌdɔː(ɹ)/ (UK)

Etymology

Named after Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, from Portuguese lavrador (“landholder, farmer”), ultimately from Latin labor (“work”).

Meanings

1. A geographic region, the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in eastern Canada.
2. (historical) A geographic region, including the mainland portion of Newfoundland and Labrador and neighbouring regions of what is now the province of Quebec.
3. A peninsula including the province of Newfoundland and Labrador as well as the northern three-fourths of Quebec; in full, the Labrador Peninsula.
4. The Labrador Sea: An arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between Greenland and Labrador.
5. A municipality and town in Pangasinan, Philippines.
6. A surname from Spanish.

Deriveds

Lab · Labrador Sea · Lab. · Labrador tea · Labradorian · Labrador City · Labrador duck · Newfoundland and Labrador · Labrador Current · Labrador lung · marsh Labrador tea · Labrador feldspar · Labrador jay · labradorite · Labrador stone

Relateds

Newfoundland and Labrador

Translations (38)

fi labradorinnoutaja (Dog breed) · mr लॅब्रडॉर (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador) · yue 拉布拉多 (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador) · eo Labradoro (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador) · fi Labrador (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador) · ru Лабрадо́р (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador) · da labrador (Dog breed) · ga Leithinis Labradar (mainly historical geographical region) · es Labrador (mainly historical geographical region) · pl Labrador (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador) · mk лабрадор (Dog breed) · ja ラブラドール (mainly historical geographical region) · es labrador (Dog breed) · ga Labradar (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador) · mk Лабрадор (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador) · ja ラブラドール (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador) · ru лабрадо́р (Dog breed) · el Λαμπραντόρ (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador) · ko 래브라도 (mainly historical geographical region) · pt Labrador (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador) · hi लैब्राडोर (mainly historical geographical region) · pt labrador (Dog breed) · pl labrador (Dog breed) · iu ᓄᓇᑦᓱᐊᒃ (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador) · fi Labrador (mainly historical geographical region) · ko 래브라도 (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador) · hi लैब्राडोर (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador) · hi लैब्राडोर (Dog breed) · pl Labrador (mainly historical geographical region) · he לַבְּרָדוֹר (Dog breed) · es Labrador (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador) · mk Лабрадор (mainly historical geographical region) · mr लॅब्रडॉर (mainly historical geographical region) · ga labradór (Dog breed) · lt labradoro retriveris (Dog breed) · mr लॅब्रडॉर (Dog breed) · ota لابرادور (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador) · cmn 拉布拉多 (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador)