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Newfoundland en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈnuˌfaʊnd.lənd/ (General-American)
/ˈn(j)u.fɪn.lənd/ (Canada, informal)
/ˈn(j)u.fənd.lənd/ (Canada)
(Southern-England) audio
/ˌn(j)u.fəndˈlænd/ (Canada)
/ˌnjuːˈfaʊnd.lənd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈnjuːˌfaʊnd.lənd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈnu.fənd.lənd/ (General-American)
/ˈnjuː.fənd.lənd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English new found lande (in a letter, apparently written in 1499, from Henry VII of England to his lord chancellor, Cardinal John Morton, about the North American land explored by Sebastian and John Cabot, a likely location being Newfoundland, or the name later being specifically narrowed down to it), equivalent to newfound + land.

Meanings

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. 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVIII, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 311:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Newfoundlands	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

Newf

Translations (25)

ja ニューファンドランド (dog) · it terranova (dog) · sk novofunlandský pes (dog) · lt niufaundlandas (dog) · uk ньюфа́ундленд (dog) · pl wodołaz (dog) · es terranova (dog) · ko 뉴펀들랜드 (dog) · fr terre-neuve (dog) · hi न्यूफ़ाउंडलैंड (dog) · it cane di Terranova (dog) · cy Newfoundland (dog) · ru ньюфа́ундленд (dog) · ca terranova (dog) · fr chien de Terre-Neuve (dog) · pt terra-nova (dog) · fi newfoundlandinkoira (dog) · sk novofundlanďan (dog) · hu újfundlandi (dog) · pl nowofundlandczyk (dog) · ga madra Thalamh an Éisc (dog) · de Neufundländer (dog) · ru водола́з (dog) · uk водола́з (dog) · pl nowofundland (dog)

wikipedia: John Morton (cardinal) · wikipedia: John Cabot · wikipedia: Sebastian Cabot (explorer) · wikipedia: Henry VII of England

Newfoundland en · PROPN

Pronunciation

/ˈnuˌfaʊnd.lənd/ (General-American)
/ˈn(j)u.fɪn.lənd/ (Canada, informal)
/ˈn(j)u.fənd.lənd/ (Canada)
(Southern-England) audio
/ˌn(j)u.fəndˈlænd/ (Canada)
/ˌnjuːˈfaʊnd.lənd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈnjuːˌfaʊnd.lənd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈnu.fənd.lənd/ (General-American)
/ˈnjuː.fənd.lənd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Meanings

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.
(historical) Former name of Newfoundland and Labrador.
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal) Ellipsis of Newfoundland and Labrador.
alt of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Cecil Stuckless was fixing a Jeep in Salvage, Newfoundland with his son-in-law, who was working under the car. 2013 July 22, “Septuagenarian Superhero? Man Lifts Car Off Son-In-Law”, in NPR, archived from the original on 28 Apr 2024:
(historical) A former North American constituent country of the British Empire; in full, Dominion of Newfoundland.
(historical) A former North American colony of the British Empire; in full, Colony of Newfoundland.

Deriveds

Synonyms

Newfoundland Island (island) · Island of Newfoundland (island) · the Rock (island)

Translations (43)

nn Newfoundland (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · cmn 紐芬蘭 /纽芬兰 (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · iu ᓂᐅᐸᐅᓛᓐ (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · ko 뉴펀들랜드섬 (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · ka ნიუფაუნდლენდი (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · la Terra Nova (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · br Douar-Nevez (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · sv Vinland (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · lt Niufaundlandas (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · cy y Tir Newydd (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · ga Talamh an Éisc (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · mic Taqamkuk (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · ko 뉴펀들랜드 (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · vo Nula-Faunlän (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · fo Nýfundland (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · nl Newfoundland (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · sv Newfoundland (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · chr ᎢᏤᎤᏂᏩᏛᏓᎦᏙᎯ (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · fr Terre-Neuve (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · ja ニューファンドランド島 (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · de Neufundland (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · ru Ньюфа́ундленд (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · pt Terra Nova (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · nb Newfoundland (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · es Terranova (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · uk Ньюфа́ундленд (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · gd Eilean a' Trosg (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · eu Ternua (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · is Nýfundnaland (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · hi न्यूफ़ाउंडलैंड (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · yue 紐芬蘭 /纽芬兰 (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · eo Novlando (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · es Tierra Nueva (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · hu Új-Fundland (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · gd Talamh an Èisg (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · pl Nowa Fundlandia (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · it Terranova (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · fi Newfoundland (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · nrf Tèrre-Neuve (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · nl Terneuf (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · el Νέα Γη (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · gv Thalloo yn Eeast (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) · ja ニューファンドランド (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada)

wikipedia: John Morton (cardinal) · wikipedia: John Cabot · wikipedia: Sebastian Cabot (explorer) · wikipedia: Henry VII of England