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🧑 A person from Newfoundland 🇨🇦 From Newfoundland
Newfoundlander

Newfoundlander

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From Newfoundland or connected to its people and culture
  • adjective
  • /ˌnjuːˈfaʊndˌlændər/
: newfoundlandés
  • The Newfoundlander culture is rich in music and storytelling.

Examples

  • She wore a Newfoundlander sweater that her grandmother had knitted by hand.

  • Have you ever tried Newfoundlander cuisine?

  • The Newfoundlander cuisine at the restaurant included fresh seafood and traditional dishes.

  • Many Newfoundlander traditions are celebrated during the annual cultural festival.

  • The Newfoundlander culture is rich in music and storytelling.

  • Many Newfoundlander traditions are celebrated during the annual cultural festival.

  • Have you ever tried Newfoundlander cuisine?

Surface Forms

Newfoundlander positive

Morphology

Newfoundlander = Newfoundland (transparent) = Newfoundland + er

The meaning 'relating to Newfoundland' is directly derived from the place name plus the productive demonym/adjectival suffix '-er'.

Etymology

Newfoundlander comes from the place name Newfoundland, which literally means 'new found land' because early sailors called it land they had just found. So Newfoundlander as an adjective means 'relating to' that island, its people, or things from there.