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Newfoundland

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Newfoundland (noun)
  2. Newfoundland (geographical name)
  3. Newfoundland caribou (noun)
  4. Newfoundland and Labrador (geographical name)
  5. Landseer Newfoundland (noun)

New·found·land

noun
\ˈnü-fən(d)-lənd, ˈnyü-, -ˌland; n(y)ü-ˈfau̇nd-lənd\

Definition of NEWFOUNDLAND

: any of a breed of very large heavy highly intelligent black, black-and-white, brown, or gray dogs having a thick coat and probably developed in Newfoundland
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Origin of NEWFOUNDLAND

Newfoundland, Canada
First Known Use: 1773

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