'Newfoundland' definitions:
Definition of 'Newfoundland'
(from WordNet)
noun
A breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland [syn: Newfoundland, Newfoundland dog]
noun
An island in the north Atlantic
Definition of 'Newfoundland'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A Newfoundland dog. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- Newfoundland dog (Zool.), a breed of large dogs, with shaggy hair, which originated in Newfoundland, noted for intelligence, docility, and swimming powers. [1913 Webster]