Newfoundland

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Newfoundland \New"found*land`\ (?, often ?), prop. n.
     1. An island on the coast of British North America, famed for
        the fishing grounds in its vicinity.
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     2. A Newfoundland dog. --Tennyson.


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     {Newfoundland dog} (Zool.), a breed of large dogs, with
        shaggy hair, which originated in Newfoundland, noted for
        intelligence, docility, and swimming powers.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Newfoundland
       n 1: breed of very large heavy usually black dogs developed in
            Newfoundland; highly intelligent and vigorous swimmers
       2: an island in the north Atlantic

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Newfoundland, NJ
    Zip code(s): 07435
  Newfoundland, PA
    Zip code(s): 18445