Labrador

Meaning

Name

1. The mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in Eastern Canada.
2. The geographical region including Labrador in sense 1, as well as neighbouring regions of what is now the province of Quebec.
3. A surname from Spanish.

Noun

Short for Labrador retriever.

Concepts

Labrador

Lab.

Labrador retriever

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlæb.ɹəˌdɔː(ɹ)/

Etymology

Eponym of Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, from Portuguese lavrador (“landholder, farmer”), ultimately from Latin labor (“work”).
The surname comes from Spanish Labrador.

Sentences

Harris started the Janeway Children's Foundation in Newfoundland and Labrador .