name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Canada:/ˈn(j)u.fənd.lənd/
Canada:/ˌn(j)u.fəndˈlænd/
Canada, informal:/ˈn(j)u.fɪn.lənd/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈnjuːˌfaʊnd.lənd/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈnjuː.fənd.lənd/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌnjuːˈfaʊnd.lənd/
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General-American:/ˈnuˌfaʊnd.lənd/
General-American:/ˈnu.fənd.lənd/
CMU ARPABET:N UW1 F AH0 N D L AH0 N D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A large island off the coast of eastern Canada, which, along with Labrador, has composed the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1949, and the Dominion of Newfoundland, before it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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name
Meaning 2
Former name of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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3
name
Meaning 3
Ellipsis of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
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name
Meaning 4
A former North American constituent country of the British Empire; in full, Dominion of Newfoundland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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name
Meaning 5
A former North American colony of the British Empire; in full, Colony of Newfoundland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 6
A very large breed of working dog from Newfoundland, with a shaggy, usually black coat, known for its water rescue ability, strength, and gentle disposition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: island
History
Etymology
From Middle English new found lande (in a letter, apparently written in 1499, from Henry VII of England to his lord chancellor, Cardinal John Morton, about the North American land explored by Sebastian and John Cabot, a likely location being Newfoundland, or the name later being specifically narrowed down to it), equivalent to newfound + land.
Across languages
Translations
68 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Basque:
Ternua
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Breton:
Douar-Nevez
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Cherokee:
ᎢᏤᎤᏂᏩᏛᏓᎦᏙᎯ
(itseuniwadvdagadohi)
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Chinese Cantonese:
紐芬蘭 /纽芬兰
(nau5 fan1 laan4)
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Chinese Mandarin:
紐芬蘭 /纽芬兰
(Niǔfēnlán)
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Dutch:
Newfoundland
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Dutch:
Terneuf
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Esperanto:
Novlando
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Faroese:
Nýfundland
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Finnish:
Newfoundland
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
French:
Terre-Neuve
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Georgian:
ნიუფაუნდლენდი
(niupaundlendi)
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
German:
Neufundland
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Greek:
Νέα Γη
(Néa Gi)
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Hindi:
न्यूफ़ाउंडलैंड
(nyūfāuṇḍlaiṇḍ)
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Hungarian:
Új-Fundland
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Icelandic:
Nýfundnaland
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Inuktitut:
ᓂᐅᐸᐅᓛᓐ
(niopaolaan)
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Irish:
Talamh an Éisc
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Italian:
Terranova
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Japanese:
ニューファンドランド
(Nyūfandorando)
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Japanese:
ニューファンドランド島
(Nyūfandorando-Tō)
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Korean:
뉴펀들랜드
(Nyupeondeullaendeu)
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Korean:
뉴펀들랜드섬
(Nyupeondeullaendeuseom)
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Latin:
Terra Nova
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Lithuanian:
Niufaundlandas
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Manx:
Thalloo yn Eeast
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Mi'kmaq:
Taqamkuk
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Norman:
Tèrre-Neuve
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Norwegian Bokmål:
Newfoundland
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Newfoundland
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Polish:
Nowa Fundlandia
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Portuguese:
Terra Nova
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Russian:
Ньюфа́ундленд
(Nʹjufáundlend)
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Scottish Gaelic:
Talamh an Èisg
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Scottish Gaelic:
Eilean a' Trosg
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Spanish:
Terranova
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Spanish:
Tierra Nueva
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Swedish:
Newfoundland
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Swedish:
Vinland
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Ukrainian:
Ньюфа́ундленд
(Nʹjufáundlend)
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Volapük:
Nula-Faunlän
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
Welsh:
y Tir Newydd
— Island off the coast of Eastern Canada
