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Newfoundlands

Newfoundlands is the plural of Newfoundland.

Meaning of Newfoundland

Noun

Newfoundland (plural Newfoundlands)

  1. A very large breed of working dog from Newfoundland, with a shaggy, usually black coat, known for its water rescue ability, strength, and gentle disposition.
    • The younger, a frank, bold, bright-eyed child, was mounted on a large Newfoundland dog, whose impatience the elder brother was trying to soothe.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVIII, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 311
    Synonyms:
    Newf

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Questions about Newfoundlands

What is Newfoundlands the plural of?
Newfoundlands is the plural of Newfoundland.

Words near Newfoundlands in the dictionary

  1. Newfoundland Time Zone
  2. Newfoundlander
  3. Newfoundlanders
  4. newfoundlandpoo
  5. newfoundlandpoos
  6. Newfoundlands
  7. newfriend
  8. newfriends
  9. Newfs
  10. Newfunese
  11. newfur

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