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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Newfoundland  \New"found*land`\  (?,  often  ?),  n. 
  1.  An  island  on  the  coast  of  British  North  America,  famed  for 
  the  fishing  grounds  in  its  vicinity. 
 
  2.  A  Newfoundland  dog.  --Tennyson. 
 
  {Newfoundland  dog}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  breed  of  large  dogs,  with 
  shaggy  hair,  which  originated  in  Newfoundland,  noted  for 
  intelligence,  docility,  and  swimming  powers. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Newfoundland 
  n  1:  breed  of  very  large  heavy  usually  black  dogs  developed  in 
  Newfoundland;  highly  intelligent  and  vigorous  swimmers 
  [syn:  {Newfoundland}] 
  2:  an  island  in  the  north  Atlantic  [syn:  {Newfoundland}] 
  3:  a  Canadian  province  on  the  island  of  Newfoundland;  became 
  Canada's  10th  province  in  1949  [syn:  {Newfoundland}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Newfoundland,  NJ 
  Zip  code(s):  07435 
  Newfoundland,  PA 
  Zip  code(s):  18445 




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