labrador
noun
Simple meaning
The mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada.
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈlæbɹədɔɹ
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Definition
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noun
The mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada
A geographic region, the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in eastern Canada.
The Labrador Sea: An arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between Greenland and Labrador.
A dog of a medium to large breed, popular as guide dogs and in other service.
A Labrador retriever.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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Compound terms
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A peninsular region of eastern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Labrador Sea.
Breed originally from Labrador having a short black or golden-brown coat.
An arm of the northern Atlantic between Labrador and southern Greenland.
Evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution.
A peninsular region of eastern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Labrador Sea.
A Rocky Mountain shrub similar to Ledum groenlandicum.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- provincialadjective
- newfoundlandnoun
- nunavutnoun
- canadanoun
- peninsulanoun
- caribounoun
- greenlandnoun
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