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A geographic region, the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in eastern Canada.
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A geographic region, including the mainland portion of Newfoundland and Labrador and neighbouring regions of what is now the province of Quebec.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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A peninsula including the province of Newfoundland and Labrador as well as the northern three-fourths of Quebec; in full, the Labrador Peninsula.
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The Labrador Sea: An arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between Greenland and Labrador.
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A municipality and town in Pangasinan, Philippines.
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A surname from Spanish.
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noun
Ellipsis of Labrador retriever.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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noun
A Labrador retriever.
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noun
the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
History
Named after Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, from Portuguese lavrador (“landholder, farmer”), ultimately from Latin labor (“work”).
Named after Labrador Peninsula in Canada where the breed was developed.
Across languages
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