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Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

4.4
A Canadian province that includes the island of Newfoundland and part of mainland Labrador
  • proper noun
translation icon : Terranova y Labrador
  • The capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador is St. John's, which is famous for its colorful row houses.
  • Chinese Association of Newfoundland and Labrador

Examples

  • In 1949, Newfoundland and Labrador became Canada's 10th province, joining the Confederation.

  • The Chinese Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (CANL) was founded in 1976 with a main goal to serve the local Chinese population and promote Chinese culture.

    Academic text (2018)
  • On September 17, 2010, at the scene of a permanent monument commemorating the Chinese pioneers in Newfoundland and Labrador, Bill Ping told me, "I wish Dad could have been here to see this; he would have been a proud man for sure."

    Academic text (2018)
  • "I AM NOT Chinese, but the old man was," said Robert Hong, owner of Timemasters, a store selling comic books, games, and toys on Kenmount Road in St. John's, the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador.

    Academic text (2018)
  • I'm simply moved to tears—tinged with sadness, of course, because Dad is not here" (CBC Newfoundland and Labrador 2006).

    Academic text (2018)
  • In order to accommodate a more diverse Chinese community in line with the Canadian multiculturalism policy first introduced by the Trudeau government in the early 1970s, the Chinese Association of Newfoundland and Labrador was founded in 1976 under the leadership of Kim Hong and other enthusiastic professionals and restaurant owners and workers.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Following in the footsteps of the federal government, on June 28, 2006, Premier Danny Williams also presented an apology for the Newfoundland Chinese Head Tax (1906-1949) on behalf of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.

    Academic text (2018)
  • This is an unpublished archival document, which is available at the Rooms, the provincial archive of Newfoundland and Labrador, and is available electronically at the Digital Archive Initiative of the Queen Elizabeth II Library at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The province of Newfoundland and Labrador is known for its stunning landscapes and vibrant culture.

Surface Forms

Morphology

Newfoundland + and + Labrador

The name is directly compositional: it simply conjoins the two place names 'Newfoundland' and 'Labrador' with 'and', indicating a political unit made of those two regions. This straightforward, literal formation (similar to other bilingual place-names like 'Trinidad and Tobago') is immediately inferable by a B1 learner who knows the constituents.

Etymology

Newfoundland and Labrador comes from two place names: Newfoundland was called 'new found land' by sailors who first saw the island, and Labrador comes from the name of an early explorer, Lavrador, used for the nearby mainland. That's why the province name shows it includes both an island and part of the mainland.