[noo-fuh
n-luhnd, -land, -fuhnd-, nyoo-; noo-found-luhnd, nyoo-] 
| 1. | a large island in E Canada. 42,734 sq. mi. (110,680 sq. km). |
| 2. | a province in E Canada, composed of Newfoundland island and Labrador. 557,725; 155,364 sq. mi. (402,390 sq. km). Capital: St. John's. |
| 3. | one of a breed of large, powerful dogs having a dense, oily, usually black coat, raised originally in Newfoundland. |
| New·found·land 1 (nōō'fən-lənd, -lānd', -fənd-, nyōō'-) An island of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, in the Atlantic Ocean, east of the Labrador Peninsula. New'found·land·er n. |
| New·found·land 2 (nōō'fən-lənd, nyōō'-) n. Any of a breed of large, strong dog developed in Newfoundland and having a thick, usually black coat. |
Province in eastern Canada consisting of the island of Newfoundland, the mainland area of Labrador, and their adjacent islands. St. John's is its capital and largest city.
Note: Newfoundland became Canada's tenth province in 1949. The remains of possible Viking settlements have been found in Newfoundland.
Note: It was the first overseas possession of England; fishing settlements began in the sixteenth century.