Labrador

Lab·ra·dor  (lbr-dôr)

The part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on the North American mainland. Its coastline was visited by Norse seamen as early as the tenth century. The area later became a possession of the Hudson's Bay Company and was claimed by Quebec until 1927, when it was awarded to Newfoundland.

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Labra·dore·an, Labra·dori·an adj. & n.

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Labrador [ˈlæbrəˌdɔː]

n

1. (Placename) Also called Labrador-Ungava a large peninsula of NE Canada, on the Atlantic, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Hudson Strait, and Hudson Bay: contains most of the province of Quebec and the mainland part of Newfoundland; geologically part of the Canadian Shield. Area: 1 619 000 sq. km (625 000 sq. miles)

2. (Placename) Also called Coast of Labrador a region of NE Canada, on the Atlantic and consisting of the mainland part of Newfoundland province

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) (often not capital) short for Labrador retriever

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Labrador - the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada Newfoundland and Labrador - a Canadian province on the island of Newfoundland and on the mainland along the coast of the Labrador Sea; became Canada's 10th province in 1949 Labrador Peninsula, Labrador-Ungava Peninsula - a peninsular region of eastern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Labrador Sea; contains most of Quebec and the mainland part of Newfoundland and Labrador

Translations

labrador [ˈlæbrədɔː] N → labrador m

labrador [ˈlæbrədɔː^r] labrador retriever, Labrador retriever n → labrador m
lab technician n → technicien(ne) m/f de laboratoire

Labrador

n → Labradorhund m