Labrador
/ˈlæb.ɹəˌdɔː(ɹ)/ · name
Meaning
- The Labrador Sea: An arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between Greenland and Labrador.
- A geographic region, the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in eastern Canada.
- A municipality and town in Pangasinan, Philippines.
- Ellipsis of Labrador retriever.
- A Labrador retriever.
- A surname from Spanish.
- A peninsula including the province of Newfoundland and Labrador as well as the northern three-fourths of Quebec; in full, the Labrador Peninsula.
- A geographic region, including the mainland portion of Newfoundland and Labrador and neighbouring regions of what is now the province of Quebec.
Etymology / origin
Named after Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, from Portuguese lavrador (“landholder, farmer”), ultimately from Latin labor (“work”).
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