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Labrador
Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador/Canada A region, the mainland section of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and a city. This region may have been what Leif Eriksson, the Norse explorer, called Markland ‘Land of Forests’ c.1000. It is not clear how the present name arose, but one explanation is that Gaspar Corte‐Real, the Portuguese explorer, named it Terra de Lavradores ‘Land of Labourers’ in 1501 after he had seen the land being cultivated; another is that one of Corte‐Real's sailors, a farmer, lavrador, from the Azores, saw Greenland which was named Terra del Lavrador. This name evolved into Labrador and was subsequently transferred to the mainland part of Newfoundland. Labrador City takes its name from the region as does the Labrador Sea between it and Greenland. Labrador gives its name to the Labrador retriever, first bred here.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Labrador." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Labrador." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Labrador.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Labrador." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Labrador.html |
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Labrador
Labrador Mainland part of Newfoundland province, e Canada, bordered w and s by Québec, and e by the Atlantic Ocean. John Cabot visited the coast in 1498. It passed to Britain under the Treaty of Paris (1736). In 1949, Labrador became part of Canada. It is mountainous with an indented coastline. The inland granite plateau is forested, with many lakes and rivers. Industries: timber, fishing, iron ore mining, hydroelectric power. Area: 292,220sq km (112,830sq mi).
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"Labrador." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Labrador." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Labrador.html "Labrador." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Labrador.html |
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Labrador
Lab·ra·dor (also Labrador retriever) • n. a retriever of a breed that predominantly has a black or yellow coat, widely used as a gun dog or as a guide for a blind person. |
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"Labrador." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Labrador." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-labrador005.html "Labrador." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-labrador005.html |
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Labrador
Labrador see Labrador-Ungava ; Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada. |
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"Labrador." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Labrador." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Labrador.html "Labrador." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Labrador.html |
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