English Explanatory Dictionary

Labrador

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A geographic region, the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in eastern Canada.
  2. A geographic region, including the mainland portion of Newfoundland and Labrador and neighbouring regions of what is now the province of Quebec.
  3. A peninsula including the province of Newfoundland and Labrador as well as the northern three-fourths of Quebec; in full, the Labrador Peninsula.
  4. The Labrador Sea: An arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between Greenland and Labrador.
  5. A municipality and town in Pangasinan, Philippines.
  6. A surname from Spanish.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of Labrador retriever.
noun
  1. A Labrador retriever.

Pronunciation

/ˈlæb.ɹəˌdɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈlæb.ɹəˌdɔɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Knabrupt-Labrador.wav /ˈlæb.ɹə.dɔː(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-labrador.wav /ˈlæb.ɹə.dɔɹ/

Word forms

Labrador Labradors

Etymology

Named after Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, from Portuguese lavrador (“landholder, farmer”), ultimately from Latin labor (“work”).

Related words

Newfoundland and Labrador

Derived words

Lab Lab. Labrador City Labrador Current Labrador duck Labrador feldspar Labradorian labradorite Labrador jay Labrador lung Labrador Sea Labrador stone Labrador tea marsh Labrador tea Newfoundland and Labrador Boxador Labradane

Translations

Chinese Cantonese: 拉布拉多 Chinese Mandarin: 拉布拉多 Esperanto: Labradoro Finnish: Labrador Finnish: labradorinnoutaja Greek: Λαμπραντόρ Hindi: लैब्राडोर Inuktitut: ᓄᓇᑦᓱᐊᒃ Irish: Labradar Irish: Leithinis Labradar Irish: labradór Japanese: ラブラドール Korean: 래브라도 Macedonian: Лабрадор Marathi: लॅब्रडॉर Polish: Labrador Portuguese: Labrador Russian: Лабрадо́р Spanish: Labrador Ottoman Turkish: لابرادور Danish: labrador Hebrew: לַבְּרָדוֹר Lithuanian: labradoro retriveris
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