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Labrador

lab·ra·dor

UK/ˈlæb.ɹə.dɔː(ɹ)/ US/ˈlæb.ɹə.dɔɹ/ uncommon

noun

1.

the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada

Origin

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

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