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{{Wiktionary|Newfoundland}} |
{{Wiktionary|Newfoundland}} |
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'''Newfoundland''' is an island in North America and part of the province of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]]. |
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'''Newfoundland''' may also refer to: |
'''Newfoundland''' may also refer to: |
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==Places== |
==Places== |
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===Canada=== |
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* Three islands in the current province of Newfoundland and Labrador share this name: |
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** [[Newfoundland (island)]], the main island |
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** [[Newfoundland Island, Labrador]], off the coast of Labrador |
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* [[Ukasiksalik Island]], |
** [[Ukasiksalik Island]], in Davis Inlet, Labrador, also known as Newfoundland Island |
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* As a political entity: |
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** Newfoundland, a province of Canada from 1949 to 2001; see [[1948 Newfoundland referendums]] |
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===United Kingdom=== |
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*[[Newfoundland, London]], a residential skyscraper development opened in 2021 |
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===United States=== |
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* [[Newfoundland, Kentucky]] |
* [[Newfoundland, Kentucky]] |
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* [[Newfoundland, New Jersey]] |
* [[Newfoundland, New Jersey]] |
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** [[Newfoundland station (New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad)]] |
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* [[Newfoundland, Pennsylvania]] |
* [[Newfoundland, Pennsylvania]] |
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* [[Newfoundland Mountains]], of Utah, in the Great Salt Lake Desert |
* [[Newfoundland Mountains]], of Utah, in the Great Salt Lake Desert |
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==Transportation== |
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* {{HMS|Newfoundland|59}}, a Royal Navy cruiser |
* {{HMS|Newfoundland|59}}, a Royal Navy cruiser |
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* {{HMHS|Newfoundland}}, a British Royal Mail Ship that became a hospital ship in the Second World War and was sunk in the Mediterranean |
* {{HMHS|Newfoundland}}, a British Royal Mail Ship that became a hospital ship in the Second World War and was sunk in the Mediterranean |
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* {{SS|Newfoundland}}, a sealing ship that lost many crew in a disaster in 1914 |
* {{SS|Newfoundland}}, a sealing ship that lost many crew in a disaster in 1914 |
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* {{HMCS|Newfoundland}}, a proposed and cancelled Canada-class nuclear submarine for Canadian Forces Maritime Command |
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<!-- * MV Newfoundland Coast, a cargo vessel built as MV British Coast in 1934 and renamed in 1964. Ran aground and wrecked in 1981 --> |
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* 45573 Newfoundland, a British [[LMS Jubilee Class]] locomotive |
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==Animals== |
==Animals== |
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* [[Newfoundland |
* [[Newfoundland dog]] |
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* [[Newfoundland pony]] |
* [[Newfoundland pony]] |
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* [[Newfoundland sheep]] |
* [[Newfoundland sheep]] |
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==Literature== |
==Literature== |
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* [[New Found Land (Christopher novel)|''New Found Land'' (Christopher novel)]], a book by John Christopher |
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* [[New Found Land (Wolf novel)|''New Found Land'' (Wolf novel)]], a book by Allan Wolf |
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* ''[[Dirty Linen and New-Found-Land]]'', a pair of plays by Tom Stoppard that are always performed together |
* ''[[Dirty Linen and New-Found-Land]]'', a pair of plays by Tom Stoppard that are always performed together |
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* ''Newfoundland: Journey Into a Lost Nation'', a non-fiction book by [[Michael Crummey]] |
* ''Newfoundland: Journey Into a Lost Nation'', a non-fiction book by [[Michael Crummey]] |
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==See also== |
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* [[Terre-Neuve (disambiguation)]] |
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{{Disambiguation|geo}} |
{{Disambiguation|geo}} |
Latest revision as of 00:22, 2 August 2024
Look up Newfoundland in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Newfoundland is an island in North America and part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Newfoundland may also refer to:
Places
[edit]Canada
[edit]- Three islands in the current province of Newfoundland and Labrador share this name:
- Newfoundland (island), the main island
- Newfoundland Island, Labrador, off the coast of Labrador
- Ukasiksalik Island, in Davis Inlet, Labrador, also known as Newfoundland Island
- As a political entity:
- Newfoundland Colony, an English and later British colony from 1583 to 1907
- Dominion of Newfoundland, a self-governing dominion of the British Empire from 1907 to 1949
- Newfoundland, a province of Canada from 1949 to 2001; see 1948 Newfoundland referendums
- Newfoundland and Labrador, the province's name since 2001
United Kingdom
[edit]- Newfoundland, London, a residential skyscraper development opened in 2021
United States
[edit]- Newfoundland, Kentucky
- Newfoundland, New Jersey
- Newfoundland, Pennsylvania
- Newfoundland Mountains, of Utah, in the Great Salt Lake Desert
Transportation
[edit]- HMS Newfoundland (59), a Royal Navy cruiser
- HMHS Newfoundland, a British Royal Mail Ship that became a hospital ship in the Second World War and was sunk in the Mediterranean
- SS Newfoundland, a sealing ship that lost many crew in a disaster in 1914
- HMCS Newfoundland, a proposed and cancelled Canada-class nuclear submarine for Canadian Forces Maritime Command
- 45573 Newfoundland, a British LMS Jubilee Class locomotive
Animals
[edit]Literature
[edit]- New Found Land (Christopher novel), a book by John Christopher
- New Found Land (Wolf novel), a book by Allan Wolf
- Dirty Linen and New-Found-Land, a pair of plays by Tom Stoppard that are always performed together
- Newfoundland: Journey Into a Lost Nation, a non-fiction book by Michael Crummey