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NEWFOUNDLAND DOG

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Newfoundland dog mean?

• NEWFOUNDLAND DOG (noun)
The noun NEWFOUNDLAND DOG has 1 sense:

1. a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland

Familiarity information: NEWFOUNDLAND DOG used as a noun is very rare.

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• NEWFOUNDLAND DOG (noun)

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Meaning:

A breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Newfoundland; Newfoundland dog

Hypernyms ("Newfoundland dog" is a kind of...):

Canis familiaris; dog; domestic dog (a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds)

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