2. A Newfoundland dog. --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
{Newfoundland dog} (Zo["o]l.), a breed of large dogs, with shaggy hair, which originated in Newfoundland, noted for intelligence, docility, and swimming powers. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Newfoundland — usually refers to either: Newfoundland, the former name of Newfoundland and Labrador, a Canadian province in the eastern part of Canada Newfoundland (island), an island that forms part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland may … Wikipedia
Newfoundland — • Located in Canada Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Newfoundland Newfoundland † … Catholic encyclopedia
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
