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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	Newfoundland
    n 1: 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]
    2: an island in the north Atlantic