labrador
/ˈlæb.ɹəˌdɔɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.30 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A geographic region, the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in eastern Canada.
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A geographic region, including the mainland portion of Newfoundland and Labrador and neighbouring regions of what is now the province of Quebec.
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A peninsula including the province of Newfoundland and Labrador as well as the northern three-fourths of Quebec; in full, the Labrador Peninsula.
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The Labrador Sea: An arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between Greenland and Labrador.
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A municipality and town in Pangasinan, Philippines.
noun
noun
Etymology
Named after Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, from Portuguese lavrador (“landholder, farmer”), ultimately from Latin labor (“work”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlæb.ɹəˌdɔɹ/
- British English: /ˈlæb.ɹəˌdɔː(ɹ)/
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
Labrador City
Labrador Current
Labrador duck
Labrador feldspar
Labrador jay
Labrador lung
Labrador Sea
Labrador stone