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L'Anse aux Meadows

geographical name

L'Anse aux Mead·​ows ˌlans-ō-ˈme-dōz How to pronounce L'Anse aux Meadows (audio)
site on an inlet of the Labrador Sea at the northeastern tip of Newfoundland Island, Canada, that has the ruins of the earliest known European settlement in the New World

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“L'Anse aux Meadows.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/L%27Anse%20aux%20Meadows. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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