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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Newfoundland
    n 1: a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse
         usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous
         swimmers; developed in Newfoundland [syn: Newfoundland,
         Newfoundland dog]
    2: an island in the north Atlantic

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Newfoundland \New"found*land`\ (?, often ?), prop. n.
   1. An island on the coast of British North America, famed for
      the fishing grounds in its vicinity.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A Newfoundland dog. --Tennyson.
      [1913 Webster]

   Newfoundland dog (Zool.), a breed of large dogs, with
      shaggy hair, which originated in Newfoundland, noted for
      intelligence, docility, and swimming powers.
      [1913 Webster]

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